COPA has just released a new aviation publication entitled The COPA Guide to Public Airports.
This guide was written as a result of numerous requests by airport managers and municipal officials for guidance material on how the most successful public airports are run.
The book includes information gathered from the people who run the country’s most successful small airports.
Topics covered in this new COPA guide include Successful Airports, Airports are not Big Business!, The Economic Impact of Airports, The National Airports Policy, Transportation Infrastructure Comparisons, The Question of Fees, Sault Airport and Landing Fees, Hamilton Airport and Landing Fees, The 21st Century Reality about Fees on Small Private Aircraft, How Airports Can Be Funded, Successful Models, Tax Applications, Creative Ways to Raise Funds for an Airport, Airport Governance and Airport Management.
The guide also looks at; The Role of COPA Flights and Other Volunteers, Community Owned Versus Privately Owned, Local Opposition to the Airport, Federal Jurisdiction Over Airports, Transport Canada and Over Regulation, Airports That Are Not Airports?, Airport Associations and The Future of Airports in Canada.
The COPA Guide to Public Airports is publicly available and is not “members only.” The guide is free in three electronic formats on the COPA website, HTML, MS Word and PDF. It can be found under “Members Only.” “COPA Aviation Guides”.
The guide is also available on paper. The COPA member paper copy price is $10.00 and the non-member price: $15.00. Paper copies can be ordered from COPA at 613-236-4901, Fax: 613-236-8646 or e-mail at: copa@copanational.org.
There are currently 15 COPA Guides available covering a wide range of aviation topics from buying an aircraft to flying to the USA, dealing with TC enforcement, COPA Flights, Young Eagles, dealing with aircraft accidents, getting back into fly and building your own private aerodrome.
There are also COPA guides that provide information on each of the five categories of aircraft in Canada – certified, amateur-built, ultralight, owner maintenance and limited class.