Reporting information for commercial air tour operations over units of the national park system: 2020 annual report
Ward V and Shields CE. 2023. Reporting information for commercial air tour operations over units of the national park system: 2020 annual report. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NRSS/NSNSD/NRR—2023/2548. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado. https://doi.org/10.36967/2299664
Beginning in 2013, commercial air tour operators who conduct tours over units of the national park system have been required to report their air tour activity to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service (NPS). The purpose of this report is to provide a high-level quantitative summary of the data provided by air tour operators for flights conducted in 2020. The NPS and FAA use these data to implement requirements of the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000, as amended, including the identification of parks where an air tour management plan or voluntary agreement is required. The National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000, as amended, requires that park units with more than 50 annual tours establish an air tour management plan or voluntary agreement. While units with 50 or fewer tours are exempt from the requirement to establish a plan or agreement, NPS may withdraw an exemption if NPS determines that a plan or agreement is necessary to protect park resource and values, or visitor use and enjoyment.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Ward, Vicki; Shields, Claire
- Date of Issue
- 2023-08
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- DOI
- 10.36967/2299664
- Units
- NRSS , NSNSD
- Keywords
- air tour reporting, commercial air tours, National Parks Air Tour Management Act, overflights, sightseeing tours
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Soundscape | Soundscape