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General aviation operations are defined by the FAA based Source: FAA Operations Network (OPSNET) on the traffic operations counted in the OPSNET. Air Traffic Control data shows federal, non-federal, and military through 2005, while 2006 through 2011 are FAA and contract.    TRANSLATE with xEnglishArabicHebrewPolishBulgarianHindiPortugueseCatalanHmong DawRomanianChinese SimplifiedHungarianRussianChinese TraditionalIndonesianSlovakCzechItalianSlovenianDanishJapaneseSpanishDutchKlingonSwedishEnglishKoreanThaiEstonianLatvianTurkishFinnishLithuanianUkrainianFrenchMalayUrduGermanMalteseVietnameseGreekNorwegianWelshHaitian CreolePersian  TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW BackEMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITEEnable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster PortalBack

The Texas Department of Transportation issues federal and state financial assistance grants to publicly owned general aviation and reliever airports included in the Texas Airport System Plan (TASP). These Aviation Facilities Development Grants are provided for capital improvements for items such as pavement improvements, land acquisition, runway extension or relocation, terminal buildings, control towers, weather observing systems, construction of new hangars, installation of new fuel facilities and new facilities. These grants require a 10% local match except for terminal building grants that require a 50% local match and weather and fuel systems require a 25% match. Eligible local governments request funding through a letter of interest that details the proposed scope of services for the grant. Additionally, TxDOT provides financial assistance to publicly owned TASP general aviation, reliever and non-hub commercial service airports through the Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP). All eligible airports can receive up to $50,000 anually in state funds for airport maintenance. The RAMP grants require at least a 50% local fund match.

This entry gives the total number of airports or airfields recognizable from the air. The runway(s) may be paved (concrete or asphalt surfaces) or unpaved (grass, earth, sand, or gravel surfaces) and may include closed or abandoned installations. Airports or airfields that are no longer recognizable (overgrown, no facilities, etc.) are not included. Note that not all airports have accommodations for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control.

Passenger (enplanement) and cargo data is extracted from the Air Carrier Activity Information System (ACAIS), a database that contains revenue passenger boarding and all-cargo data. The database supports the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP) apportionment formula calculations. More about the collection and use of passenger and all-cargo data » Passenger boarding and all-cargo data is collected for a full calendar year and determines AIP entitlements for the next full fiscal year (i.e., calendar year 2018 data determines Fiscal Year 2020 entitlement funds).