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U.S. airports - public and private 1990-2016

Number of public and private airports in the United States from 1990 to 2016

The data describes the number of public and private airports in the U.S. between 1990 and 2016, with a breakdown by type. In 2016, there were about 5,136 public airports in the U.S., down from 5,145 in 2014. The number of private airports increased from 13,863 in 2014 to 14,112 in 2016.

90	5589	11901
95	5415	12809
00	5317	13964
01	5294	14062
02	5286	14286
03	5286	14295
04	5288	14532
05	5270	14584
06	5233	14757
07	5221	14839
08	5202	14451
09	5178	14298
10	5175	14353
11	5172	14339
12	5171	14269
13	5155	14009
14	5145	13863
16	5136	14112

U.S. airports - public and private 1990-2016

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