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IT OF TRANSPORTATION ~. [ <br /> ADMINIS'rRATION 5200.5 <br /> <br />IIATION <br /> <br />SUB.J: FAA GUIDANCE CONCERNING SANITARY LANDFILLS ON OR NEAR AI. ILYORTS <br /> <br /> pURPOSE. This order provides guidance concernf-ng the' elimination or <br />· monitoring of bpen dumps, waste disposal sites, and sanitary landfills <br />o~ or in ~he vicinitI of airports. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />DISTRIBUTION. This order is distributed to Washington headquarters and <br />Regtxmal Airports, Flight Standards a~d Air Traffic offices to division <br />level; all Airports District Offices; and Flight Standards ~ud Air <br />T~sffLc field facilities. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />BACKGROUND. Garbage dumps, sanitary landfills or whatever title is <br />used for chis ty~e of operation attract rodents end birds, erodes <br />the airport environment, and where the dump is iSmited, creates smoke - <br />all which are u=desirable and are potential hazards to aviation. <br /> <br />While ~he chance of an unforeseeable, random bird strike in flight will <br />always exist, it is nevertheless possible Co define the high-risk <br />co~ditions ~thin faintly narrow limi;s. Those.high-risk conditions <br />exist in the take-off, climb-out, apprOaCh and landing areas on and in <br />r_he vicinity of ai~o~s. ~e increas~ u~ber of bird a=ri~s reported <br />~ aircrai~ has bec~ a ~==er of conce~ =o ~he F~ ~d =o ai~or= <br /> <br /> ~anage~'nt. Various stud Les and observations have resulted in the <br /> ~Accord~gly, landfills loca~d in the vicinity of an ai~ort ~y be <br /> ~co~atible vith safe fli~h~ ~erations. ~ose conditions ~at <br /> c~l;ible ~st be elim~a[ed, =o the ex=en~ pra;;[cable. A~ort <br /> o~e~s used guidance t~ ~k~g th$s decision, and the F~ ~c b~ <br />f~;'~V~ positi~ ~o sss[st. So~ ai~orts a~e not ~der ~he ]ur[s~[cC[on <br /> ~f the c~i~ or local govern~g bMy bav~g control of land usage <br /> ~ ~e vic~i~ of the astor:. In chess cases, the ai~or=.~er sboulu <br /> ti~s within the general vicinity of ~e airport. <br /> <br /> ACTION. <br /> <br /> or'er should be closed. If a sani:a~ la=drill is dete~ea as <br /> <br />Dixt~bution: WI{AS/AT/FS-2; FFS-O, FAT-O, <br /> <br />Initiated By:, A.~-~O <br /> <br />FAS-1 (~o~al) <br /> <br /> <br />