Impacts on Practice: Defining Leadership Roles at the Athens-Ben Epps Airport

TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores the impact ACRP Research Report 58: Airport Industry Familiarization and Training for Part-Time Airport Policy Makers has helped airport policy leaders, stakeholders, and policy-related decision makers understand airport administrative and operational requirements in order to assist them in making more informed policy decisions.

According to an Airport Authority Board Member and Chair of the Air Service Development Committee at Athens-Ben Epps Airport the report provide a clear direction as the board began developing its own roles and procedures. The report also provided the the airport guidance on how to potentially modify its board, help the board establish a training system for newly appointed members, and provide a useful checklists to help new members understand their roles and gain the knowledge necessary to effectively oversee the airport.