Program Evaluation Report Card Tool for Wildlife Hazard Management Plans: User Guide

The Federal Aviation Administration/U.S. Department of Agriculture (FAA/USDA) Wildlife Hazard Management at Airports manual provides a framework to evaluate wildlife hazard management plans (WHMPs) and programs. The FAA’s Advisory Circular 150/5200-38, Protocol for the Conduct and Review of Wildlife Hazard Site Visits, Wildlife Hazard Assessments, and Wildlife Hazard Management Plans, defines minimum acceptable standards for field work and document preparation. While these publications provide valuable guidance, they do not include how airports can identify key metrics for success and risk reduction. Simple reductions in the number of wildlife strikes may not adequately characterize an airport’s program effectiveness at reducing risks to aviation, human health, and safety. Beyond compliance, there are additional sustainability considerations of an effective airport wildlife hazard management program, such as, budget and resource allocation, revenue generation, legal constraints, environmental initiatives, and community sensitivities. A robust, proactive approach to achieving the safest navigable airspace and land-use is essential. The objective of this research was to provide airport operators of all types and sizes with guidelines and tools to implement an effective and sustainable wildlife hazard management program.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4927

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 10-30

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Airport Cooperative Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20001

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Project Managers:

  Schatz, Theresia

• Performing Organizations:

  Mead & Hunt, Incorporated

  Lansing, MI  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Harmon, Lisa

• Start Date: 20210305
• Expected Completion Date: 20221104
• Actual Completion Date: 20221104

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Bird strikes; Evaluation and assessment; Guidelines; Hazard mitigation; Risk management; Wildlife
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01731872
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 10-30
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Feb 25 2020 10:37AM