3. Part 139 airport status. Airports are being approved for operation upon
certification that new security requirements have been implemented. A list of these
airports is posted on the FAA Intranet at:
http://atcscc.f aa.gov/ois/
At the time of this report, 426 U.S. airports have been certified as
complying with the emergency security directives. All of New York's airports
reopened yesterday. The 14 airports that remain closed includes Washington's
Reagan National airport. Boston Logon opened at 5:00 AM EOT this morning.
5. Supplemental information.
• ACS has developed and distributed to all U.S. certificated air carriers and Part
139 airports, and foreign air carriers serving the U.S. enhanced emergency
security directives.
• FEMA's Washington-based Emergency Response Team (EST) has fully
activated and on 24-hour operations. All 10 of the FEMA regions - headquartered
in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Denton, TX, Denver,
San Francisco and Bothell, Wash. - are also fully activated.
• FEMA has activated the Federal Response Plan.
• FEMA has activated its operations center, and is working closely with the FBI's
Strategic Operation Information Center (SOIC). FEMA's SIOC liaison has been
activated.
• ASO facilities from Tampa Bay to Ft. Myers, and from Jacksonville to Palm
Beach (including Orlando) have moved to Readiness Level DELTA (Post-Event
Recovery) after the passage of Tropical Storm Gabrielle.
Sources: FAA HQ WOC, ANE ROC, AEA ROC, ASO ROC, ATCSCC, DOT/OET,
FEMA, Media, NOAA
Dan Noel
Manager, Emergency Operations Staff