"Good neighbors keep their noise to themselves."
Number of U.S. Airports
From National Transportation Statistics, 1996
created by the
U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Year
Total Airports
Total Public-Use Airports
Total Private-Use Airports
1980
15,161
4,814
10,347
1985
16,319
5,858
10,461
1990
17,490
5,589
11,901
1994
18,343
5,474
12,869