Table 1-3: Number of U.S. Airportsa
Table 1-3: Number of U.S. Airportsa
1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
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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 | 19,306 |
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 | R5,324 | 5,317 | 5,315 |
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 | R76.1 | 75.9 | 75.9 |
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 | 74.3 |
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 | 13,990 |
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 | 7.3 |
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 | 32.0 |
Certificatedb, total | 730 | 700 | 680 | 669 | 664 | 670 | 672 | 667 | 671 | 660 | 660 | 655 | 651 | 635 |
Civil | N | N | N | N | N | N | 577 | 572 | 577 | 566 | 566 | 565 | 563 | 562 |
Civil-military | N | N | N | N | N | N | 95 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 88 | 73 |
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 | 18,760 |
KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised.
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 30 passengers.
SOURCES
1980-2000: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Administrator's Fact Book (Washington, DC: Annual issues), Internet site http://www.atctraining.faa.gov/ as of Aug. 1, 2001.
2001: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, personal communication, May 27, 2002.