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  2. Aviation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Transportation Security Administration provides security at airports and the federal government provides billions of dollars annually to maintain air transport facilities and manage the country's air traffic control system. Many airlines operate on a "hub and spoke" model. This system gives the predominant airline in a given airport a ...

  3. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems - Wikipedia

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    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 money needed to fund infrastructure development projects that will bring these airports up to ...

  4. Transportation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States has advanced air transportation infrastructure which utilizes approximately 5,000 paved runways. In terms of passenger traffic, 17 of the world's 30 busiest airports in 2004 were in the United States, including the world's busiest, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport .

  5. Flight traffic mapping - Wikipedia

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    The mapping of flights [1] in real-time is based on a sophisticated air traffic control system that was developed for North America. The air traffic control system is a complex combination of electronics and people that helps guide planes from departure to destination.

  6. List of airports in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Boise Airport (Boise Air Terminal) (Gowen Field) P-M 1,943,181 Hailey / Sun Valley: SUN: SUN KSUN Friedman Memorial Airport: P-N 93,280 Idaho Falls: IDA: IDA KIDA Idaho Falls Regional Airport (Fanning Field) P-N 161,019 Lewiston: LWS: LWS KLWS Lewiston–Nez Perce County Airport: P-N 57,957 Pocatello: PIH: PIH KPIH Pocatello Regional Airport: P ...

  7. List of airlines of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Founded as Financial Air Express. Air Transport International: 8C ATN AIR TRANSPORT Wilmington (OH) Cincinnati: 1978 Founded as US Airways and commenced operations in 1980. Operates some Amazon Air flights. Alaska Central Express: KO AER ACE AIR Anchorage: 1996 Aloha Air Cargo: KH AAH ALOHA Honolulu: 1946 Founded as Trans-Pacific Airlines.

  8. Air Traffic Organization - Wikipedia

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    The Air Traffic Organization (ATO) is an air navigation service provider in the United States of America. The ATO is the operational division of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). [2] The ATO also provides air navigation services to private and commercial clients and the U.S. military.

  9. Public transportation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Historically, public transportation in the United States has been reliant on private investments. Congress first authorized money for public transport under the Urban Mass Transportation Act (UMTA) of 1964, with $150 million per year. Under the UMTA of 1970, this amount rose to $3.1 billion per year.