Rural AirportsThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) defines the term "rural airport" as the following: An airport is a rural airport for a calendar year if it satisfies both the following requirements.
The Rural Airports List has been provided to the IRS by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Office of Airline Information. This is not the official IRS determination of eligible rural airports. The list of rural airports on which, taxpayers can rely will be published by the Internal Revenue Service. This list was prepared based on 1997 enplanement statistics and can be used for 1999. Airport distances are calculated from a start and end latitude and longitude based on a constant compass course for a rhumb line between the points (loxodrome) using an Albers Equal Area Projection. Airport coordinates are based on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Imagery and Mapping Agency data. If an airport does not appear on the list and an airport administrator has information that may render an airport eligible, this information should be submitted, in writing, to the Office of Airline Information, BTS, K-25, Room 4125, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20590, telephone 202-366-9059. Please provide a telephone contact, should questions arise concerning the information submitted. U.S. public and private airports are based on data provided by FAA. Codes are FAA and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) codes.
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http://www.bts.gov/programs/airline_information/rural_airports/index.html |