Regulations and Government
Air Tour Management Plans in Works for Four National Parks
The FAA and the NPS have developed air tour management plans for four more national parks.
Haleakala National Park (Photo: National Park Service)
Haleakala National Park (Photo: National Park Service)

Concerned about the potential for commercial air tours to adversely impact U.S. national park resources and visitor experiences, the FAA, in cooperation with the National Park Service, has long been developing air tour management plans (ATMPs) and voluntary agreements with air tour operators to minimize impacts.

In the latest such action, the FAA has issued a notice seeking public comments on draft ATMPs for four U.S. national parks: Haleakala, Hawaii Volcanoes, Mount Rushmore, and the Badlands. According to the FAA, the drafts “provide acceptable and effective measures to mitigate or prevent the significant adverse impacts, if any, of commercial air tour operations upon the Parks’ natural and cultural resources and visitor experiences, as well as on tribal lands.”

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