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This is a list of airports in California (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
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]
It is used to determine whether an airport is eligible for funding through the federal government's Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Fewer than 20% of airports in the U.S. qualify for the program, though most that do not qualify are private-use-only airports. [1] At the bottom end are general aviation airports. To qualify for the AIP, they ...
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 ...
"Legislative History of the Federal Airport Act : Public law 377, Chapter 251, 79th Congress, 2nd session, Volume II". HathiTrust Digital Library. University of Michigan. April 1948. "Comptroller General's Letter to Secretary of Commerce Concerning Federal Airport Act". U.S. GAO ~ B-60032. U.S. Government Accountability Office. September 9, 1946.
Hangar No. 1 was the first structure at LAX, built in 1929 and restored in 1990. It remains in use. [13]In 1926, the Los Angeles City Council and the Chamber of Commerce recognized the need for the city to have its own airport to tap into the fledgling, but quickly growing, aviation industry.
In 2007 the airport had 62,480 aircraft operations, average 171 per day: 79% general aviation, 19% air taxi, 2% military and <1% airline. 243 aircraft are based at the airport: 83% single-engine, 7% multi-engine, 6% helicopter, 3% jet, <1% glider and <1% ultralight. A new baggage claim facility opened in 2007.
That year, the county renamed the airport Meadows Field (by a board of minute order on August 6, 1957), after Cecil Meadows. [8] He was the county's Director of Airports from 1935 to 1957, except during World War II when he was a pilot in the armed forces. He was also responsible for the county purchasing the airport and modernization efforts.