Total number of airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases by state. Definition, graph and map.

SOURCE
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Airports, Airport Safety Data Branch, 2004.

DEFINITION
All U.S. public use and private use airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases. Public use facilities are open to the public with no prior authorization or permission required. Private use facilities are not open to the general public and include medical, law enforcement, corporate, and other such facilities.

Transportation Statistics > Total number of airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases (most recent) by state

Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Texas:

1,873

# 2

California:

938

# 3

Illinois:

863

# 4

Florida:

818

# 5

Pennsylvania:

797

# 6

Ohio:

720

# 7

Alaska:

664

# 8

Indiana:

632

# 9

New York:

584

# 10

Wisconsin:

557

# 11

Missouri:

538

# 12

Minnesota:

516

# 13

Louisiana:

493

# 14

Washington:

483

# 15

Michigan:

479

# 16

Oregon:

449

# 17

Georgia:

444

# 18

Oklahoma:

438

# 19

Colorado:

425

# 20

Virginia:

421

# 21

Kansas:

409

# 22

North Carolina:

384

# 23

New Jersey:

383

# 24

Iowa:

321

# 25

Arkansas:

310

= 26

North Dakota:

308

= 26

Arizona:

308

# 28

Nebraska:

304

# 29

Tennessee:

296

# 30

Alabama:

275

# 31

Montana:

269

# 32

Idaho:

252

# 33

Mississippi:

240

# 34

Massachusetts:

235

# 35

Maryland:

230

# 36

Kentucky:

203

# 37

South Carolina:

189

# 38

South Dakota:

187

# 39

New Mexico:

175

# 40

Connecticut:

153

# 41

Maine:

146

# 42

Utah:

142

# 43

Nevada:

129

# 44

New Hampshire:

121

# 45

West Virginia:

120

# 46

Wyoming:

119

# 47

Vermont:

= 48

Hawaii:

= 48

Delaware:

# 50

Rhode Island:

# 51

District of Columbia:

Total:

19,565

Weighted average:

383.6

DEFINITION: All U.S. public use and private use airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases. Public use facilities are open to the public with no prior authorization or permission required. Private use facilities are not open to the general public and include medical, law enforcement, corporate, and other such facilities.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Airports, Airport Safety Data Branch, 2004. via StateMaster

Transportation Statistics > Total number of airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases (most recent) by state

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