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  2. Airport/Facility Directory - Wikipedia

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    The airport's FAA location identifier is FCY. It is 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of the city, its time zone is UTC -6 (UTC−5 in summer), and the geographical coordinates of its Airport Reference Point (ARP) are 34°56.52′N 90°46.50′W  /  34.94200°N 90.77500°W  / 34.94200; -90.

  3. Federal Aviation Administration - Wikipedia

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    Powers over neighboring international waters were delegated to the FAA by authority of the International Civil Aviation Organization. The FAA was created in August 1958 as the Federal Aviation Agency, replacing the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). In 1967, the FAA became part of the newly formed U.S. Department of Transportation and was ...

  4. Location identifier - Wikipedia

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    FAA identifier. The Federal Aviation Administration location identifier (FAA LID) is a three- to five-character alphanumeric code identifying aviation-related facilities inside the United States, though some codes are reserved for, and are managed by other entities. [1]: §1–2-1. For nearly all major airports, the assigned identifiers are ...

  5. List of transponder codes - Wikipedia

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    Non-discrete code assignments in accordance with FAA Order JO 7110.65, 5-2. US: Also for use in oceanic airspace unless another code is assigned by ATC. [3] 0500, 0600, 0700 US: External ARTCC subsets. (Blocks of discrete codes except that xx00 is used as a non-discrete code after all discrete codes are assigned.) [3] 1000 Canada

  6. Pilot licensing and certification - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, pilot certification is regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). A pilot is certified under the authority of Parts 61 and 141 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, also known as the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs). [2]

  7. List of aircraft by tail number - Wikipedia

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    This list is only of aircraft that have an article, indexed by aircraft registration "tail number" (civil registration or military serial number). The list includes aircraft that are notable either as an individual aircraft or have been involved in a notable accident or incident or are linked to a person notable enough to have a stand-alone Wikipedia article.

  8. Pilot certification in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Pilot certification in the United States is typically required for an individual to act as a pilot -in-command of an aircraft. It is regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). A pilot may be certified under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 61 or 14 CFR Part 141 (if ...

  9. Aircraft registration - Wikipedia

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    Geographic map of registration prefixes. An aircraft registration is a code unique to a single aircraft, required by international convention to be marked on the exterior of every civil aircraft. The registration indicates the aircraft's country of registration, and functions much like an automobile license plate or a ship registration.