Library

ACC provides relevant white papers and documents for consultants and airport managers to use.

Guidelines & Fact Sheets

• White Paper: Airport Sustainability Guidelines
• A product of the Sustainable Aviation Guidance Alliance (SAGA)
• NAS Implementation Facts ***REVISED***
  FAA's National Airspace System fact sheet for implementation.
• TSA Planning Guidelines and Design Standards for Checked Baggage Inspection Systems
  Also known as the BSIS (Baggage Screening Investment Study) Guidelines, these Guidelines were developed as an industry reference for airport operators, airlines, planners, and designers who will be instrumental in implementing improved checked baggage screening systems. The focus is on in-line explosive detection systems.
• TSA Recommended Security Guidelines for Airport Planning Design & Construction
  This document presents recommendations for incorporating sound security considerations into the planning, design, construction, and modification of security-related airport facilities and airport terminal buildings.
• TSA Biometric Guidance for Airport Access
  This guidance package addresses biometrics for airport access control. Access control addresses the examination of one or more of three factors regarding an individual’s identity: something they know, something they have, or something they are. Biometrics is the field of technology devoted to identifying individuals using biological traits or "something they are."