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Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Western Pacific Regional Office (AWP); National Park Service (NPS) Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division

Project Highlights

  • The Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) program addresses issues with air tour aircraft noise impacts in the U.S. National Parks.
  • ATMP is a joint effort by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service (NPS), supported by the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center).
  • The FAA's Integrated Noise Model (INM), maintained by the Volpe Center, provides a comprehensive computer model for National Park air tour aircraft noise prediction and analysis.
  • Volpe ATMP support includes data collection, environmental modeling and analysis, Environmental Assessments (EA), and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) to aid in FAA and NPS compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Project Overview

Congress passed the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (The Act) effective April 5, 2000 (Public Law 106-181, 114 Stat. 61, Title VIII). The Act provides for the regulation of commercial air tour operations over units of the national park system through air tour management plans (ATMPs). Approximately 100 park units will need ATMPs developed. The objective of the ATMPs is to develop acceptable and effective measures to mitigate or prevent significant adverse impacts, if any, of commercial air tour operations upon the natural and cultural resources of and visitor experiences in national park units as well as tribal lands (those included in or abutting a national park).

The FAA and NPS determined that Version 6.2 of the FAA's Integrated Noise Model (INM), development of which was led by the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) was the appropriate noise model to use to analyze the sound environment and compute the various noise metrics for use in the assessment of potential noise impacts at ATMP parks. Since 1978, INM has been FAA's and the Volpe Center's standard noise model for aircraft noise assessments. INM is a computer program used by over 700 organizations in over 50 countries to assess noise impacts. Requirements for INM use are defined in FAA Order 1050.1E, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures and Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 150, Airport Noise Compatibility Planning. In accordance with the results of the Federal Interagency Committee on Aviation Noise (FICAN) review ("Findings and Recommendations on Tools for Modeling Aircraft Noise in National Parks"), INM Version 6.2 is the best-practice modeling methodology currently available for evaluating aircraft noise in National Parks and will be the model used for ATMP development.

The Volpe Center continues to work with the FAA in cooperation with the National Park Service to develop Air Tour Management Plans (ATMPs) for all National Parks with commercial air tours. This support includes:

  • Prepare environmental assessments (EA) and environmental impact statements (EIS) to mitigate or prevent significant adverse impacts from such tours on natural and cultural resources, visitor experiences, and tribal lands within the Parks
  • Lead INM-based ATMP noise analyses
  • Support the establishment of benchmark ambient conditions for different park settings
  • Incorporate new air tour aircraft as needed into the INM database
  • Collect ambient noise data in the National Parks

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The Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) program addresses issues with air tour aircraft noise impacts in the U.S. National Parks. (Volpe photo)

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National Park Specific

National Park List :

For a complete list of National Parks and park units that are subject to the National Parks Air Tour Management Act see:

National Parks - Park Search Click on desired region to get more information.

Voluntary Agreements

Currently, voluntary agreements are being pursued at the following national park units:

  • Badlands National Park

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Voluntary agreements have been completed at the following national park units:

  • Big Cypress National Preserve
  • Biscayne National Park
  • Glen Canyon National Recreation Area / Rainbow Bridge National Monument

Last updated: Thursday, November 18, 2021

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  1. National Parks Air Tour Management

    The FAA is working diligently in cooperation with the National Park Service (NPS) to implement the National Park Air Tour Management Act of 2000, which was signed into law on April 5, 2000.The regulations codifying the National Parks Air Tour Management Act (NPATMA or "the Act") of 2000 can be found in Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 136 (PDF) (hereafter Part 136).

  2. National Parks Air Tour Management Program

    The National Parks Air Tour Management Act requires that park units with more than 50 annual tours establish an air tour management plan or agreement. While units with 50 or fewer tours are exempt from the requirement to establish a plan or agreement, operators at those parks are required to submit air tour reports each year.

  3. PDF National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000

    The air tour management plan shall be developed by means of a public process in accordance with paragraph (4). ``(B) Objective.--The objective of any air tour management plan shall be to develop acceptable and effective measures to mitigate or prevent the significant adverse impacts, if any, of commercial air tour operations upon the natural ...

  4. Part 136—Commercial Air Tours and National Parks Air Tour Management

    (a) This part restates and paraphrases several sections of the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000, including section 803 (codified at 49 U.S.C. 40128) and sections 806 and 809. This subpart clarifies the requirements for the development of an air tour management plan for each park in the national park system where commercial air ...

  5. PDF What is the National Parks Air Tour Management Act, and what does it

    The National Parks Air Tour Management Act exempts the ATMP and voluntary agreement requirement for parks with 50 or fewer commercial air tour operations each year. Based on reports from air tour operators, 54 national parks for which operators hold Interim Operating Authority are currently exempt.

  6. Federal Register :: National Parks Air Tour Management

    The National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (the Act) was enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law 106-181. The Act applies to "commercial air tour operations" occurring over a unit of the national park system or tribal lands within or abutting a national park. A commercial air tour operation is defined in the Act as "any flight ...

  7. Air Tours

    The National Park Service (NPS) is working diligently in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement the National Park Air Tour Management Act of 2000, which was signed into law on April 5, 2000. The Act requires operators wishing to conduct commercial air tours over national parks, or over tribal lands within or ...

  8. National Parks Air Tour Management

    The National Parks Air Tour Management act of 2000, part of Public Law 106-181, was signed into law on April 5, 2000. The Act requires operators who conduct commercial air tours under Part 92 over national parks, tribal lands within such parks, or tribal lands abutting such parks to apply to the FAA to obtain a certificate under Part 119, Part ...

  9. PDF National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000

    cooperation with the National Park Service, to. develop an Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) for each park or tribal land where air tour. operations occur or are proposed. Special Programs Office. Objective of an ATMP: "develop acceptable and. effective measures to mitigate or prevent the. significant adverse impacts, if any, of.

  10. Public Input Sought on Proposed Air Tour Management Plans

    The agencies hope to complete all air tour management plans by the end of August 2022. The schedule is part of a plan approved by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for the agencies to comply with the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 within two years.

  11. National Park System: Air Tour Management Issues

    The National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (Air Tour Act; P.L. 106-181; 49 U.S.C. §40128) governs commercial air tours over most National Park System units as well as tribal lands within or abutting park units. The act requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service (NPS) to create air tour management ...

  12. Air Tour Management

    The National Parks Air Tour Management Act (NPATMA) allows the FAA and NPS to enter into voluntary agreements with commercial air tour operators. A voluntary agreement manages commercial air tour operations over a national park by establishing conditions for the conduct of the air tour flights. Implementation of a voluntary agreement helps ...

  13. ParkPlanning

    The air tour management plan protects national park resources and values by providing continued education and management oversight. The plan authorizes the existing commercial air tour operators to provide up to 144 air tours per year on a defined route and at specific altitudes. This number of air tours represents the three-year average ...

  14. ParkPlanning

    The air tour management plan will protect national park resources and values by providing management oversight and continued education. The Arches plan authorizes up to 309 air tours per year on four defined routes conducted over the park and up to ½-mile outside the park's boundary. There were on average 309 air tours per year reported over ...

  15. National Parks Air Tour Management

    The National Parks Air tour management Act of 2000 (the Act) was enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law 106-181. The Act applies to "commercial air tour operations" occurring over a unit of the national park system or tribal lands within or abutting a national park. A commercial air tour operation is defined in the Act as a "flight ...

  16. Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP)

    Congress passed the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (The Act) effective April 5, 2000 (Public Law 106-181, 114 Stat. 61, Title VIII). The Act provides for the regulation of commercial air tour operations over units of the national park system through air tour management plans (ATMPs). Approximately 100 park units will need ATMPs ...

  17. PDF NOTIFICATION AND GUIDANCE for New Reporting Requirements for Commercial

    BACKGROUND: The National Parks Air Tour Management Act of2000, Public Law 106­ 181 ("NP A TMA"), governing the conduct ofcommercial air tours over units of the national park system and abutting tribal lands, was signed into law on April 5, 2000. The regulations implementing NPATMA are 14 CFR Part 136, Subpart B, National Parks Air Tour Management.

  18. Program Information

    About FAA. Offices. National Engagement & Regional Administration. Program Information. ATMP Program Documentation. National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (PDF) Amendment Provisions to the Act Included in FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (PDF) Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 136 (PDF) Advisory Circular (PDF)

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  23. National Park Specific

    For a complete list of National Parks and park units that are subject to the National Parks Air Tour Management Act see: National Parks - Park Search Click on desired region to get more information. Voluntary Agreements. Currently, voluntary agreements are being pursued at the following national park units: Badlands National Park