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Table 3-5 Air Transportation System: 2000, 2010, and 2013

Thursday, September 17, 2015

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  2000 2010 2013
Number of airports, total 19,281 19,802 19,453
Certificateda 651 551 542
General aviation 18,630 19,251 18,911
Number of aircraft, total 225,359 230,555 206,660
Commercial aircraftb 7,826 7,185 6,733
General aviation aircraftc 217,533 223,370 199,927
Number of pilots 625,581 627,588 599,086

aCertificated airports serve air carrier operations with aircraft seating more than 9 passengers. bCommercial Aircraft includes mainline and regional aircraft. cThe Federal Aviation Administration estimated the 2011 numbers of General Aviation aircraft, including air taxis.

SOURCES: Airports and Aircraft–U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as cited in USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), National Transportation Statistics, tables 1-3 and 1-11, available at www.bts.gov as of March 2015. Pilots–USDOT, FAA, FAA Aerospace Forecast, Fiscal Years (multiple issues), available at www.faa.gov as of March 2015.