BTS | Table 1-3: Number of U.S. Airports (a)

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Table 1-3: Number of U.S. Airports^a

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	1980	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
TOTAL airports	15,161	16,319	17,490	17,581	17,846	18,317	18,343	18,224	18,292	18,345	18,770	19,098	19,281	19,356	19,572	19,581	19,820	19,854	(R) 19,990
Public use, total	4,814	5,858	5,589	5,551	5,545	5,538	5,474	5,415	5,389	5,357	5,352	5,324	5,317	5,294	5,286	5,286	5,288	5,270	5,233
Lighted runways, percent	66.2	68.1	71.4	71.9	72.3	72.8	73.5	74.3	74.5	74.6	74.8	76.1	75.9	76.2	76.1	76.2	76.3	76.8	77.2
Paved runways, percent	72.3	66.7	70.7	71.5	71.6	72.2	72.9	73.3	73.7	74.0	74.2	74.2	74.3	74.6	74.5	74.5	74.5	74.8	75.3
Private use, total	10,347	10,461	11,901	12,030	12,301	12,779	12,869	12,809	12,903	12,988	13,418	13,774	13,964	14,062	14,286	14,295	14,532	14,584	(R) 14,757
Lighted runways, percent	15.2	9.1	7.0	6.8	6.6	6.3	6.2	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.7	7.2	8.0	8.3	8.6	9.0	9.2	9.5
Paved runways, percent	13.3	17.4	31.5	32.0	32.2	32.7	33.0	33.0	32.9	33.0	33.2	31.8	32.0	32.4	32.4	32.7	32.8	33.2	33.3
TOTAL airports	15,161	16,319	17,490	17,581	17,846	18,307	18,343	18,224	18,292	18,345	18,770	19,098	19,281	19,356	19,572	19,581	19,820	19,854	19,983
Certificated,^b total	730	700	680	669	664	670	672	667	671	660	660	655	651	635	633	628	599	575	604
Civil	N	N	N	N	N	N	577	572	577	566	566	565	563	560	558	555	542	N	N
Military	N	N	N	N	N	N	95	95	94	94	94	90	88	75	75	73	57	N	N
General aviation, total	14,431	15,619	16,810	16,912	17,182	17,637	17,671	17,557	17,621	17,685	18,110	18,443	18,630	18,721	18,939	18,953	19,221	19,279	19,379

KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised.

^aIncludes civil and joint-use civil-military airports, heliports, STOL (short takeoff and landing) ports, and seaplane bases in the United States and its territories.

^bCertificated airports serve air-carrier operations with aircraft seating more than 9 passengers. As of 2005, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) no longer certificates military airports.

SOURCE

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Administrator's Fact Book (Washington, DC: March 2007), Internet site http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/aba/admin_factbook/ as of Mar. 15, 2007.

Table 1-3: Number of U.S. Airportsa

Table 1-3: Number of U.S. Airports^a