{"id":67,"date":"2016-10-04T20:17:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T20:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crp.trb.org\/acrp0331\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2016-10-11T19:14:58","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T19:14:58","slug":"general-aviation-airports-a-national-asset","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crp.trb.org\/acrpwebresource1\/general-aviation-airports-a-national-asset\/","title":{"rendered":"General Aviation Airports \u2013 A National Asset"},"content":{"rendered":"

General Aviation Airports – A National Asset<\/h1>\n

GA<\/span> airports account for almost 3,000 of the over 3,300 airports included in the NPIAS<\/span><\/attr>. To highlight the critical role that GA<\/span><\/attr> airports play in the national aviation system, the FAA<\/span><\/attr> published two reports: General Aviation Airports: A National Asset (ASSET 1)<\/i> and ASSET 2: In-Depth Review of the 497 Unclassified Airports<\/i>. These reports advanced the findings of the NPIAS<\/span><\/attr> and provided a further breakdown of how general GA<\/span><\/attr> airports are used and what role they play in each community, region, state and the nation.<\/p>\n

ASSET 1<\/em><\/h4>\n

The purpose of the ASSET 1 report was to classify GA<\/span><\/attr> airports found in the NPIAS<\/span><\/attr> by categories that would better demonstrate the role of the airport. Under the NPIAS<\/span><\/attr>, there is no separation of GA<\/span><\/attr> facilities. Metrics considered when categorizing airports include:<\/p>\n