Airport financing and development : hearing before the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, June 18, 2014.

This report answers the following questions about airports' capital development projects: (1) How much are airports of various sizes spending on capital development and where is the money coming from? (2) If current funding levels continue, will they be sufficient to meet capital development planned for the 5-year period from 1997 through 2001?; and (3) If a difference exists between current funding and planned development, what is the potential effect of various proposals to increase airport funding? Includes testimony by Gerald Dillingham, Assoc. Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div., General Accounting Office.

This report presents the results of ACRP project 11-03, S01-01. It explores alternative financing options and revenue sources currently available or that could be available in the future to airport operators, stakeholders, and policymakers in the United States. The report examines common capital funding sources used by airport operators, a reviews capital financing mechanisms used by airports, describes various revenue sources developed by airport operators, and a reviews privatization options available to U.S. airport operators.