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  2. Airport Improvement Program - Wikipedia

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    In Fiscal Year 2017 the FAA awarded $802.5 million in grants to 109 large airports and $2.472 billion to 1,613 small airports. An additional $57.6 million was awarded for airport system planning grants to state transportation agencies. [3] In 2021, more than $627 million was provided in funding to 390 airports. [6]

  3. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems - Wikipedia

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    NPIAS was developed and is currently maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). [1] It identifies existing and proposed airports that are significant to national air transportation in the U.S., and thus eligible to receive federal grants under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). It also includes estimates of the amount of AIP ...

  4. Next Generation Air Transportation System - Wikipedia

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    Airport construction and unexpected equipment outages also require temporary communications alternatives, and AeroMACS also could serve as a backup. The system was implemented in 2017 under the FAA Airport Surface Surveillance Capability program. [155] As of December 2020, more than 50 airports in nearly 15 countries are using AeroMACS.

  5. United States Department of Transportation - Wikipedia

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    In 2012, the DOT awarded $742.5 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to 11 transit projects. The awardees include light rail projects. Other projects include both a commuter rail extension and a subway project in New York City, and a bus rapid transit system in Springfield, Oregon.

  6. Category:Proposed airports in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Planned, proposed or under construction airports in the United States. Pages in category "Proposed airports in the United States" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.

  7. Airport/Facility Directory - Wikipedia

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    Each volume is updated every 56 days by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) with information from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Aviation Charting Office (NACO). Information is provided on public-use and joint-use airports, heliports, and seaplane bases. The directory includes data that cannot be ...

  8. United States government role in civil aviation - Wikipedia

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    Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Aeronautics Branch cooperated with public works agencies on projects that represented an early form of federal aid to airports. [24] The Branch was restructured and in 1934 received a new name, the Bureau of Air Commerce. [4] Eugene Vidal, nephew of Senator Thomas Gore became its first director. [25]

  9. Federal Aviation Administration - Wikipedia

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    The latter, the FAA "WINGS Program", provides a lifetime series of grouped proficiency activities at three levels (Basic, Advanced, and Master) for pilots who have undergone several hours of ground and flight training since their last WINGS award, or "Phase". The FAA encourages volunteerism in the promotion of aviation safety.