General Aviation Airports: A National Asset

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General Aviation Airports Report

General Aviation Airports: A National Asset documents an 18-month study of the nearly 3,000 general aviation (GA) airports, heliports, and seaplane bases identified in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). This indepth analysis highlights for the traveling public the pivotal role GA airports play in our society, economy, and the aviation system. The study also aligns the GA airports into four categories---national, regional, local, and basic---based on their existing activity levels. The new categories better capture their diverse functions and the economic contributions GA airports make to their communities and the Nation.

General Aviation Airports Report

• Narrative (PDF, 5.78 MB)
  • Table of Contents (PDF)
  • Participating Stakeholders (PDF)
  • Types of Aeronautical Functions Serving the Public Interest (Figure 1) (PDF)
  • General Aviation Airport Categories (Figure 2) (PDF)
• Appendix A - Technical Analyses (PDF, 4.1 MB)
  • A-1 - Criteria Used to Categorize the General Aviation Airports
  • A-2 - Key Findings from the New General Aviation Airport Categories
  • A-3 - An Analysis of Aircraft User Group Spending
  • A-4 - Regression Test for Consistency
• Appendix B - Airport Listings: PDF (1.95 MB), MS Excel (1.65 MB)
  • B-1 - Summary by State
  • B-2 - List of General Aviation Airports in the Four New Categories
  • B-3 - List of General Aviation Airports Not Classified

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See also . . .

• FAA Issues General Aviation Airports Study (May 15, 2012)
• FAA Launches Study of General Aviation Airports (June 29, 2011)
• National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
• Airport Improvement Program (AIP)