GAO-10-748SP: Aviation and the Environment: Survey of Airport Officials on Airport Environmental Issues, an E-supplement to GAO-10-50

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Q80. Does your airport do any of the following to reach out to community members?
(Total Population)

  Yes
(percent)
No
(percent)
No answer
(percent)
Number
of respondents
a. Maintain a mailing list of interested community members 68.8 23.4 7.8 141
b. Post airport news on the airport website 83.0 12.8 4.3 141
c. Post notices for upcoming public meetings or events on the airport website or in the local newspaper 90.1 5.0 5.0 141
d. Mail or e-mail notices for upcoming public meetings or events to all airport-adjacent residents 52.5 34.0 13.5 141
e. Mail or e-mail notices for upcoming public meetings or events to interested community members 65.2 23.4 11.3 141
f. Use Facebook, MySpace, You-Tube, or Twitter to alert community members of upcoming meetings or other news 8.5 78.0 13.5 141
g. Other 7.8 11.3 80.9 141


Q80. Does your airport do any of the following to reach out to community members?
(Large and Medium Hubs)

  Yes
(percent)
No
(percent)
No answer
(percent)
Number
of respondents
a. Maintain a mailing list of interested community members 69.8 20.6 9.5 63
b. Post airport news on the airport website 85.7 11.1 3.2 63
c. Post notices for upcoming public meetings or events on the airport website or in the local newspaper 90.5 3.2 6.3 63
d. Mail or e-mail notices for upcoming public meetings or events to all airport-adjacent residents 52.4 36.5 11.1 63
e. Mail or e-mail notices for upcoming public meetings or events to interested community members 66.7 23.8 9.5 63
f. Use Facebook, MySpace, You-Tube, or Twitter to alert community members of upcoming meetings or other news 6.3 82.5 11.1 63
g. Other 11.1 11.1 77.8 63