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Table 1-3: Number of U.S. Airportsa
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
19,815 |
Certificatedb, total |
730 |
700 |
680 |
669 |
664 |
670 |
672 |
667 |
671 |
660 |
660 |
655 |
651 |
635 |
633 |
628 |
599 |
Civil |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
577 |
572 |
577 |
566 |
566 |
565 |
563 |
560 |
558 |
555 |
542 |
Military |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
95 |
95 |
94 |
94 |
94 |
90 |
88 |
75 |
75 |
73 |
57 |
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 |
19,216 |
KEY: N = data do not exist.
a Includes civil and joint-use
civil-military airports, heliports, STOL (short takeoff and landing) ports,
and seaplane bases in the United States and its territories.
b Certificated airports serve air-carrier operations with
aircraft seating more than 9 passengers.
SOURCE
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation
Administration, Administrator's Fact Book (Washington, DC: March 2005), Internet site
http://www.atctraining.faa.gov/site/factbooks.htm as of Apr. 14, 2005.
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