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Aviation Policy

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Federal Excise Tax- Rural Airports

About this documentEAS Reports and Publications

Airports with fewer than 100,000 commercial passengers departing by air and are not within 75 miles of another airport which has 100,000 or more commercial air departures, or were EAS subsidized points during 1996. This list contains rural airports...

Subsidized EAS Communities: Proximity to Hubs

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EAS Reports and Publications

Subsidized EAS Communities and Distances to Nearest Hub Based on CY 2015 Passenger Enplanements at Commercial Service Airports (Excludes Communities Located in Alaska) 

Rural Air Fare Study

This study is in response to the congressional request in Section 1213 of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 1996 for information on air service and fares at small communities. It is a follow-up to the Initial Service Analysis report submitted in January...

Rural Airport Listing (PDF)

This document has been prepared for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by the DOT's Office of Airline Information.

This list was prepared based on 2008 enplanement statistics and can be used for 2010. Airport distances are calculated from a start and end latitude and longitude based on a...

Rural Airport Listing (XLS)

This Excel spreadsheet has been prepared for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by the DOT's Office of Airline Information.

This list was prepared based on 2008 enplanement statistics and can be used for 2010. Airport distances are calculated from a start and end latitude and longitude...

Office of International Aviation

Overview

The Department is responsible for promoting U.S. airline access to foreign markets and competition in international markets. It is also responsible for reducing trade barriers and facilitating the export of domestic transportation goods and services.

In conjunction with these...

Foreign Air Carrier Information Packet

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This packet contains information on the steps a foreign air carrier must follow in order to obtain economic authority from the Department of Transportation to conduct commercial operations in foreign air transportation to and from the United States. It contains guidance on...

DOT Regulation 14 CFR 380 - Public Charters

Part 380 of the DOT's regulations (14 CFR 380) requires all persons who wish to arrange public charter flights to first submit a charter prospectus to DOT which contains information about the proposed charter program.