What is the role of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)?
The FAA is responsible for the administration of aircraft, aircraft operations, safety and noise. Federal law preempts local regulations in the area of aircraft safety, navigable airspace, flight operations and noise control, which are defined as: Airport operations, safety and noise are defined as follows: • Airport operations relates to issues in the air and on the ground, including takeoff, flight patterns, air traffic corridors, volume of air traffic, altitudes of air traffic, flight schedules, types, sizes, and purpose of aircraft and related issues. • Safety relates to issues in the air and on the ground, including the placement of runways, taxiways, air navigation facilities, airport design, runway protection areas, and related issues. • Noise relates to abatement of aircraft noise and emissions, in the air, during takeoffs and landings, and on the ground, including regulations on aircraft design and size, types of aircraft permitted at a particular airports, curfews on flight o
