General Aviation Information and Statistics
Airports — Additional Data
- Airports by Runway Length
- Airports and Landing Areas Abandoned
- Ten Busiest U.S. Airports in 2007 (fiscal year)
- Aeronautical Facilities
Airports by Runway Length
Current as of December 2003
Source: FAA
| Year | <3,000' | 3,000-5,999' | 6,000-9,999' | 10,000+' |
| 2002 | 8,156 | 4,789 | 697 | 133 |
| 2001 | 8,080 | 4,765 | 693 | 131 |
| 2000 | 8,035 | 4,765 | 690 | 129 |
| 1999 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1998 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1997 | 12,465 | 4,866 | 756 | 258 |
| 1996 | 12,421 | 4,864 | 753 | 254 |
| 1995 | 12,370 | 4,848 | 753 | 253 |
Airports and Landing Areas Abandoned
Current as of December 2006
Source: FAA
| Year | Public-Use Airports Abandoned | Private-Use Airports Abandoned | Total Airports Abandoned | Public-Use Landing Facilities Abandoned | Private-Use Landing Facilities Abandoned | Total Landing Facilities Abandoned |
| 2005 | NA | NA | NA | 14 | 115 | 129 |
| 2004 | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 117 | 127 |
| 2003 | NA | NA | NA | 19 | 214 | 233 |
| 2002 | NA | NA | NA | 16 | 121 | 137 |
| 2001 | 9 | 124 | 133 | 26 | 220 | 246 |
| 2000 | 13 | 119 | 132 | 13 | 156 | 169 |
| 1999 | 15 | 85 | 100 | 17 | 109 | 126 |
| 1998 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 24 | 92 | 116 |
| 1997 | 23 | 62 | 85 | 25 | 83 | 108 |
| 1996 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 26 | 63 | 89 |
| 1995 | 38 | 98 | 136 | 51 | 186 | 237 |
| 1994 | 52 | 196 | 248 | 67 | 293 | 360 |
| 1993 | 15 | 102 | 117 | 19 | 183 | 202 |
| 1992 | 14 | 143 | 157 | 18 | 207 | 225 |
| 1991 | 30 | 248 | 278 | 38 | 349 | 387 |
| 1990 | 39 | 231 | 270 | 48 | 370 | 418 |
| 1989 | 29 | 196 | 225 | 37 | 330 | 367 |
| 1988 | 30 | 181 | 211 | 40 | 293 | 333 |
| 1987 | 54 | 221 | 275 | 66 | 335 | 401 |
| 1986 | 48 | 213 | 261 | 58 | 317 | 375 |
| 1985 | 42 | 167 | 209 | 45 | 261 | 306 |
| 1984 | 33 | 165 | 198 | 43 | 257 | 300 |
| 1983 | 56 | 185 | 241 | 83 | 252 | 335 |
| 1982 | 59 | 238 | 297 | 105 | 339 | 444 |
| 1981 | 113 | 170 | 283 | 148 | 229 | 377 |
Ten Busiest U.S. Airports in 2007 (fiscal year)
Current as of December 2007
Source: FAA
| Rank | Facility | Total Operations | GA Operations | % GA |
| 1 | Atlanta Int'l | 989,305 | 10,624 | 1% |
| 2 | Chicago O'Hare Int'l | 935,356 | 13,606 | 1% |
| 3 | Dallas Fort Worth Int'l | 689,363 | 7,692 | 1% |
| 4 | Los Angeles Int'l | 672,245 | 16,483 | 2% |
| 5 | Las Vegas/McCarran Int'l | 616,935 | 62,699 | 10% |
| 6 | Denver Int'l | 611,971 | 6,432 | 1% |
| 7 | Houston/G Bush Intercont'l | 603,374 | 14,011 | 2% |
| 8 | Phoenix Sky Harbor Int'l | 541,140 | 41,449 | 8% |
| 9 | Charlotte Douglas Int'l | 522,787 | 34,456 | 7% |
| 10 | Philadelphia Int'l | 504,528 | 23,452 | 5% |
Aeronautical Facilities
Current as of April 2005
Source: FAA
| Air Traffic Control Towers (Total) | 688 |
| FAA Towers | 495 (estimate) |
| Military Towers | 165 (estimate) |
| Non-Federal Control Towers | 27 (estimate) |
| Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC) | 24 |
| Radar Approach Control (RACF) | 227 |
| Flight Service Stations (FSS) | 72 |
| Automated FSS | 58 |
| International FSS | 3 |
| Navigation Facilities | |
| VOR, VOR/DME, VORTAC | 1,119 |
| Nondirectional Beacons (NDB) | 1,685 |
| Direction Finder Service | 44 |
| Instrument Landing Facilities (ILS) | 1,473 |
| Partial ILS | 280 |
| Localizer Directional Aid (LDA) | 26 |
| Simplified Directional Facility (SDF) | 21 |
| Non-Federal | 196 |
| Military | 55 |
Updated Monday, March 24, 2008
