Department of Transportation

General Aviation Airport Registration and Security

UPDATED on July 29 , 2020

New York State "Transportation Law Article 2, Section 14-m Airport Security" requires that owners of General Aviation airports register their facility with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) every three years. Such registration shall be accompanied by a written security plan of the airport facility that is consistent with the most recent security guidelines for general aviation airports published by the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

These statutory requirements apply to all General Aviation airports (including: airports, airstrips, heliports, helipads, seaplane bases, and other aviation facilities as defined in NY General Business Law Section 240, Subdivision 5) in New York State that do not have regularly scheduled commercial air carrier service. These requirements apply to all such private-use and public-use general aviation airports of either public or private ownership, regardless of flight operation activity levels.

Upon successfully completing the triennial registration and security plan updating, the Faciltiy Owner/Manager will receive a NYSDOT Certificate of Registration for the respective facility indicating the expiration date of the renewed registration period.

NYS General Aviation Airport Registration and Security Plan - Compliance Materials

Listed below are links to the documents, forms, letters, instructions, and help materials related to compliance with the NYS Airport Security statute. All files are provided in standard PDF format. These may be downloaded and printed for reference and use, as appropriate. Optional links are also provided to editable Text files (txt) and MS Word documents (doc) that may be prepared (edited, then printed) for submission to the NYSDOT.