This is a list of
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
s in
(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
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the largest transportation agency of the U.S. government and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the country as well as over surrounding international waters. Its powers include air traffic m ...
or airports assigned an
IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA ) is a trade association of the world's airlines founded in 1945. IATA has been described as a cartel since, in addition to setting technical standards for airlines, IATA also organized tariff ...
airport code.
As of 2009, there were 37 public-use airports, 184 private landing areas, and 2 seaplane bases in Massachusetts. 24 of the public-use airports are government owned, either by municipalities or the
Massachusetts Port Authority.
Airports
Footnotes:
See also
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Massachusetts World War II Army Airfields
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Massachusetts for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.
Most of these airfields were under the command of First Air Force or the ...
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Essential Air Service
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Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: North America#Massachusetts
Sources
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the largest transportation agency of the U.S. government and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the country as well as over surrounding international waters. Its powers include air traffic m ...
(FAA):
FAA Airport Data (Form 5010)from National Flight Data Center (NFDC), also available fro
AirportIQ 5010National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2011–2015) released September 2016
Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) Data for CY 2016 (final) released October 2017
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) oversees roads, public transit, aeronautics, and transportation licensing and registration in the US state of Massachusetts. It was created on November 1, 2009, by the 186th Session of t ...
(MassDOT):
MassDOT Aeronautics Division(formerly Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission)
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Airport Data
Other sites used as a reference when compiling and updating this list:
Aviation Safety Network– used to check IATA airport codes
Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Massachusetts– used to check IATA and ICAO airport codes
– used for information on former airports
References
External links
(136, all for private use)
{{Massachusetts
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Airports
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
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