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Alamo Airport

McCarran International Airport in Clark County, Nevada, United States (FAA: LAS), was known as Alamo Airport from 1942 to 1948

Albany Airport

Albany International Airport in Albany, New York, United States (FAA/IATA: ALB)

Allen Kerr

Allen Kerr AO, FRS, FAA (born 1926) was a Scottish-born Professor of Plant Pathology at the University of Adelaide.

Ames Airport

Ames Field in Trenton, Florida, United States (FAA: 8J2), see List of airports in Florida

Ashland Airport

Ashland/Lineville Airport in Ashland/Lineville, Alabama, United States (FAA: 26A)

Athens Airport

Athens Ben Epps Airport in Athens, Georgia, United States (FAA/IATA: AHN)

Audubon County Airport

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Audubon County Airport is assigned ADU by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned ADU to Ardabil Airport in Ardabil, Iran).

Beriev Be-103

On 1 August 2003, FAA Director Marion Blakey visited the Be-103's display area at the exhibition in order to familiarize herself personally with the aircraft and to meet representatives of the developer, manufacturer and Air Register.

Bishop Airport

Eastern Sierra Regional Airport serving Bishop, California, United States (FAA/IATA: BIH)

Bismarck Airport

Bismarck Municipal Airport in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States (FAA: BIS)

Bluegrass Balloon Festival

The festival petitioned the National Safety Council and the FAA to allow the flight of hot air balloons, which was approved only two days before the festival.

Butte Airport

Bert Mooney Airport (IATA: BTM, ICAO: KBTM, FAA LID: BTM), serving Butte, Montana

Capital City Airport

Capital Region International Airport, formerly Capital City Airport, in Lansing, Michigan, United States (FAA: LAN)

Concord Airport

Concord Regional Airport in Concord, North Carolina, United States (FAA: JQF, IATA:USA)

Contact approach

The Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM), published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), emphasizes that the contact approach is meant only as a substitute for a standard IAP.

Cougar Helicopters Flight 91

As the state of manufacture, the United States was represented by eight investigators, from the National Transportation Safety Board, assisted by the FAA and Sikorsky.

Cumberland Airport

Upper Cumberland Regional Airport serving Sparta, Tennessee, United States (FAA: SRB)

DeLand Municipal Airport

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, DeLand Municipal Airport is assigned DED by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned DED to Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun, India).

Delano Municipal Airport

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Delano Municipal Airport is DLO to the FAA and has no IATA code.

Dynon Avionics

Dynon's instruments are not certified under FAA TSO spcifications, and are developed for Experimental aircraft, Homebuilt aircraft, and Light Sport aircraft that include the avionics as part of their approved equipment during LSA certification.

Fayetteville Municipal Airport

Fayetteville Municipal Airport (North Carolina), now known as Fayetteville Regional Airport, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States (FAA: FAY)

Florence Airport

Dexter B. Florence Memorial Field, a public use airport in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States (FAA: M89)

Gainesville Airport

Gainesville Regional Airport in Gainesville, Florida, United States (IATA/FAA: GNV)

Hawthorne Municipal Airport

Hawthorne Industrial Airport, formerly Hawthorne Municipal Airport in Hawthorne, Nevada, United States (FAA: HTH)

Indian Civil Aviation Airshow

Top honchos of the aviation industry from India and abroad were a part of the event, including Air India CMD Raghu Menon, Kingfisher Airlines chief Vijay Mallya, former US FAA Administrator Marion C Blakey, AAI chief K Ramalingam, EADS CEO Yves Guillame, GoAir MD Jehangir Wadia, Air Arabia CEO Adel Ali and top-brass of various airport operators, engine, avionics and aircraft manufacturers like Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier and Bell Helicopters.

Jefferson County Airport

DuBois Regional Airport, formerly DuBois-Jefferson County Airport, in Pennsylvania, United States (FAA: DUJ)

Joseph Mangan

The review process, incorporating the participation of Joseph Mangan, successfully finished in late 2006 when the Airbus A380 including the internal communication system and the microprocessors of the cabin pressure control system was certified by EASA and FAA.

KGGG-FM

However, on November 24, 2010, after the FAA "had previously imposed a condition on the tower owner to coordinate any new frequencies on the tower," Connoisseur cancelled its CP and the FCC deleted the 107.7 FM frequency.

Lancaster Airport

General William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster, California, United States (FAA: WJF)

Laurel Airport

Suburban Airport, an airport serving Laurel, Maryland, United States (FAA: W18)

Lebanon Airport

Tallman Airport, a private use airport in Lebanon, Oregon, United States (FAA: 88OR)

Lewiston Airport

Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport near Auburn and Lewiston, Maine, United States (FAA/IATA: LEW)

Liberty County Airport

Liberty Municipal Airport in Liberty County, Texas, United States (FAA: T78)

Mariposa-Yosemite Airport

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Mariposa-Yosemite Airport is assigned MPI by the FAA but the IATA assigned MPI to Mamitupo, Panama).

MKY

Marco Island Airport (FAA: MKY) in Marco Island, Florida, United States.

Monticello Airport

Monticello Regional Airport, formerly Monticello Municipal Airport, in Monticello, Iowa, United States (FAA/IATA: MXO)

Sullivan County International Airport in Monticello, New York, United States (FAA/IATA: MSV)

N43

Braden Airpark in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States (FAA code)

Porsche PFM 3200

In a letter dated September 17, 2007, Porsche informed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that it was surrendering the type certificate for the PFM 3200 engine and that it would no longer support the engine.

Pottstown Airport

Pottstown Municipal Airport in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States (FAA: N47)

Ptech

Ptech's roster of clients included several governmental agencies, including the United States Armed Forces, NATO, Congress, the Department of Energy, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs, the FAA, the IRS, the Secret Service, and the White House.

Roanoke Airport

Roanoke Regional Airport serving Roanoke, Virginia, United States (FAA/IATA:ROA)

Roxie Collie Laybourne

In addition to her employers, Laybourne's expertise aided the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, General Electric, the National Transportation Safety Board, Pratt and Whitney, and Rolls-Royce.

Smith Airport

Michael J. Smith Field serving Beaufort, North Carolina, United States (FAA: MRH)

Southern Cross Aerobatic Squadron

The squadron is part of the 4th aerial division of the FAA, located in the city of Mendoza.

Tahoe Airport

Lake Tahoe Airport in South Lake Tahoe, California, United States (FAA: TVL)

Tri-County Airport

Tri-County Regional Airport in Lone Rock, Wisconsin, United States (FAA: LNR)

Warren Airport

Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States (FAA: YNG)

Wilson Airport

Wilson's Airport in Hickory, North Carolina, United States (FAA: E40)


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