Type of Airports in General Aviation Industry

-Actually the term general aviation airport is a common misnomer.

-Many airports that are not certificated for air carrier service may be used by air
carrier charter flights if the facilities are adequate.
-according to FAA report at the beginning of 2001, the gross number of aircraft
landing was given as 19245.
There are three types of airports;
a) Private-Use Airports
- Usually not opened for public
- restricted to use by their owners and invited guests of the owners on an
exclusive-use basis.
Example; Big Muddy Ranch Airport, Oregon

b) Public-Use Publicly Owned Airports

- Used by light general aviation aircraft
- Fliers intending to use any airport can consult government or industry
publications to ascertain its capacity and equipment
- An airport owned by government body can usually be regarded as permanent
and stable.
Example; JFK - John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York

c) Public-Uses Privately Owned Airports

- Estimated close to 40 percent of public-use privately owned airports in the US
are not permanent
- They disappear from the roster of available landing place due to economic,
political, or personal reasons.
- Its a deep concern for this disappearance because once the airports are lost,
it can never be replaced.
Example; St. Charles Airport, Missouri