FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2006
TITLE: AIRPORT
Geodataset Name: AIRPORT Geodataset Type: SHAPE Geodataset Feature: POINT
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains 2002 Airport Facility Information for the State of Florida. The Public Use Airports database is a geographic point database of aircraft landing facilities in the United States and U.S. Territories. Attribute data is provided on the physical and operational characteristics of the landing facility, current usage including enplanements and aircraft operations, congestion levels and usage categories.
DATA SOURCE(S): Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS: One arc second of latitude and longitude DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE: Source 2002, Automated 2003 GEODATASET EXTENT: State of FloridaFEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:
Datafile Name: AIRPORTS.DBF ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE PRECISION Shape 6 SHAPEPOINT 0 Site_no 11 CHARACTER 0 Fac_type 13 CHARACTER 0 Loc_id 4 CHARACTER 0 Eff_date 10 CHARACTER 0 Faa_region 3 CHARACTER 0 Faa_distri 4 CHARACTER 0 St_postal_ 2 CHARACTER 0 Fips 2 CHARACTER 0 State_name 20 CHARACTER 0 County_nam 21 CHARACTER 0 City_name 26 CHARACTER 0 Fullname 42 CHARACTER 0 Owner_type 2 CHARACTER 0 Fac_use 2 CHARACTER 0 Lat_dec 19 DECIMAL 7 Long_dec 19 DECIMAL 7 Coord_det 1 CHARACTER 0 Elev 5 DECIMAL 0 Aero_chart 16 CHARACTER 0 Cbd_dist 2 DECIMAL 0 Cbd_dir 3 CHARACTER 0 Act_date 7 CHARACTER 0 Cert_type_ 10 CHARACTER 0 Fed_agree 7 CHARACTER 0 Internatio 1 CHARACTER 0 Cust_lndg_ 1 CHARACTER 0 Joint_use 1 CHARACTER 0 Mil_lndg_r 1 CHARACTER 0 Nat_emer_s 18 CHARACTER 0 Mil_int 6 CHARACTER 0 Cntl_twr 1 CHARACTER 0 S_eng_ga 3 CHARACTER 0 M_eng_ga 3 CHARACTER 0 Jet_en_ga 3 CHARACTER 0 Helicopter 3 CHARACTER 0 Oper_glide 3 CHARACTER 0 Oper_mil 3 CHARACTER 0 Ultralight 3 CHARACTER 0 Comm_serv 6 CHARACTER 0 Air_taxi 6 CHARACTER 0 Local_ops_ 6 CHARACTER 0 Itin_ops_g 6 CHARACTER 0 Mil_ops 6 CHARACTER 0 Dot_tot 9 DECIMAL 0 Version 2 CHARACTER 0 Revision 2 CHARACTER 0 Descript 42 CHARACTER 0
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:
ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION
FID Internal feature number.
SHAPE Feature geometry. Point
SITE_NO A unique identifying number followed by an asterisk
and the 'landing facility type' code. The SITE_NO forms
the key to the airport records in the NFDC (5010) database.
Example: 04508.*A
FAC_TYPE Facility Type
AIRPORT - Airport Facility
BALLOONPORT - Balloon Launch and Landing Facility
SEAPLANE BASE - Facility for sea plane operations
GLIDERPORT - Facility for glider operations
HELIPORT - Facility for helicopter operations
STOLPORT - Short Take Off and Landing Facility
ULTRALIGHT - Facility for ultralight operations
LOC_ID A unique 3-4 character identifier assigned to the landing
facility (i.e. airport).
EFF_DATE Information Effective Data (MM/DD/YYYY). This date
coincides with the 56 -day charting and publication
cycle date.
FAA_REGION FAA Region where the facility is located
ALL - Alaska
ACE - Central
AEA - Eastern
AGL - Great Lakes
AIN - International
ANE - New England
ANM - Northwest Mountain
ASO - Southern
ASW - Southwest
AWP - Western - Pacific
FAA_DISTRI FAA District or Field Office Code
ST_POSTAL_ A two letter postal abbreviation for the state, or
US territory, where the airport's associated city is
located. This is not necessarily the state where the
landing facility is physically located.
FIPS State FIPS code
STATE_NAME Airport's associated state or territory name.
COUNTY_NAM Name of the county or parish associated with the airport.
CITY_NAME Name of the city associated with the airport.
FULLNAME Official Airport Name
OWNER_TYPE Type of Airport Facility Owner
PU - Publicly Owned
PR - Privately Owned
MA - Air Force Owned
MN - Navy Owned
MR - Army Owned
FAC_USE Facility Use - Public or Private
PU - Public Use Airport Facility
PR - Private Use Airport Facility
LAT_DEC The latitude of the point expressed as a signed real
number. This value is in decimal degrees with negative
values indicating West longitude and positive values
indicating East longitude.
LONG_DEC The longitude of the point expressed as a signed real
number. This value is in decimal degrees with negative
values indicating South latitude and positive values
indicating North latitude.
COORD_DET Determination method for airport reference point.
E - Estimated
S - Surveyed
ELEV Elevation in feet at the highest point on the centerline
of the useable landing surface. Measured to the nearest
foot with respect to mean sea level (MSL).
AERO_CHART Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears.
CBD_DIST Distance from the central business district of the
associated city to the airport in nautical miles
(1 nautical mile = 6,080 feet). Measured to the nearest
nautical mile
CBD_DIR Direction of airport from the central business district
of the associated city. Measured to the nearest 1/8
compass point
N - North
NE - Northeast
E - East
SE - Southeast
S - South
SW - Southwest
W - West
NW - Northwest
ACT_DATE Identifies the month and year that the facility was
added to the NFDC airport database - only available
for facilities opened since 1981 (MM/YYYY).
CERT_TYPE_ Airport Certification Type and Date - The format is a
two -character code followed by a month/year (MM/YYYY)
of certification.
AS - Landing facilities having a full certificate
under FAR Part 139 and receiving scheduled air
by the Civil Aeronautics Board.
The A, B, C, D, E identifies the aircraft
rescue and fire fighting index for the
landing facility, and the 'S' is for scheduled
air carrier service.
BS - Landing facilities having a full certificate
under FAR Part 139 and receiving scheduled air
carrier service from carriers certified by the
Civil Aeronautics Board. The A, B, C, D, E
identifies the aircraft rescue and fire fighting
index for the landing facility, and the 'S' is
for scheduled air carrier service.
CS - Landing facilities having a full certificate
under FAR Part 139 and receiving scheduled air
carrier service from carriers certified by the
Civil Aeronautics Board. The A, B, C, D, E
identifies the aircraft rescue and fire fighting
index for the landing facility, and the 'S' is
for scheduled air carrier service.
DS - Landing facilities having a full certificate
under FAR Part 139 and receiving scheduled air
carrier service from carriers certified by the
Civil Aeronautics Board. The A, B, C, D, E
identifies the aircraft rescue and fire fighting
index for the landing facility, and the 'S' is
for scheduled air carrier service.
ES - Landing facilities having a full certificate
under FAR Part 139 and receiving scheduled air
carrier service from carriers certified by the
Civil Aeronautics Board. The A, B, C, D, E
identifies the aircraft rescue and fire fighting
index for the landing facility, and the 'S' is
for scheduled air carrier service.
AU - Landing facilities having a full certificate
under FAR Part 139 but not currently receiving
scheduled service.
BU - Landing facilities having a full certificate
under FAR Part 139 but not currently receiving
scheduled service.
CU - Landing facilities having a full certificate
under FAR Part 139 but not currently receiving
scheduled service.
DU - Landing facilities having a full certificate
under FAR Part 139 but not currently receiving
scheduled service.
EU - Landing facilities having a full certificate
under FAR Part 139 but not currently receiving
scheduled service.
LS - Landing facilities having limited certification
under FAR Part 139 and receiving scheduled air
carrier service.
LU - Landing facilities having limited certification
under FAR Part 139 and not currently receiving
scheduled air carrier service.
N - 'N' or a blank indicates the facility is not
certified.
FED_AGREE NASP/ Federal Agreement Code - a combination of 1 to 7 codes
that indicate the type of federal agreements existing at
the airport.
N - National Plan of Integrated Airport
Systems (NPIAS)
B - Installation of Navigational Facilities on
privately owned airports
under F&E program
G - Grant agreements under FAAP/ADAP/AIP
H - Compliance with accessibility to the
handicapped
P - Surplus property agreement under Public
Law 289
R - Surplus Property agreement under
Regulation 16 -WAA
S - Conveyance under Section 16, Federal Airport
Act of 1946 or Section 23, Airport and Airway
Development Act of 1970
V - Advance Planning Agreement under FAAP
X - Obligations assumed by transfer
Y - Assurances pursuant to Title VI, Civil Rights
Act of 1964
Z - Conveyance under Section 303(C), Federal
Aviation Act of 1958
1 - Grant agreement has expired; however,
agreement remains in effect as long as it is a
public use facility
2 - Section 303(C) Authority from FAA Act of 1958
has expired; however, agreement remains in
effect as long as it is a public use facility
3 - AP -4 Agreement under DLAND or DCLA has
expired
NONE - No Grant Agreement Exists
INTERNATIO Customs international airport - Whether the landing
facility has been designated by the U.S. Treasury as an
international airport of entry for customs.
Y - Yes
N - No
CUST_LNDG_ Customs Landing Rights Airport - Whether the landing
facility has been designated by the U.S. Treasury as a
customs landing rights airport (some landing facilities
may have these rights for cargo only).
Y - Yes
N - No
JOINT_USE Joint Use - Whether the landing facility has a
military/civil joint use agreement that allows civil
operations at a military airport or military operations
at a civil airport.
Y - Yes
N - No
MIL_LNDG_R Military Landing Rights - Whether the airport has
entered into an agreement that grants landing rights to
the military.
Y - Yes
N - No
NAT_EMER_S National Emergency Status - Status of an airport that is
available for use during a national emergency. These are
civil airports that were formerly military airfields but
the military services have a continuing interest in their
use during national emergencies. Data values in this field
are one, or a series, of alphanumeric codes indicating
national emergency status, with each code in a series
separated by a '/'.
1 - Airport certified under FAR Part 139.
2 - Civil airport where military use is subject
to lease.
3P - Airport is partially released from national
emergency use provision.
3E - Airport is entirely released from national
emergency use provision.
4 - Airport includes surplus real property which
has been conveyed for, or
converted to, revenue production.
5 - Exclusive military use airport.
6 - The airport is in the process of disposal
or reversion.
7P - A letter of intent has been issued to release
a part of the airport property.
7E - A letter of intent has been issued to release
the entire airport property.
8 - An exclusive right has been granted
(whether or not in violation of an agreement).
8P - An exclusive right has been granted
(whether or not in violation of an agreement);
however, this exclusive right is of the
proprietary type.
8N - An exclusive right exists through a P.L.
80 -289 deed providing exemption for fuel and
oil sales; however, an exclusive right for
fuel oil sales has not been granted.
MIL_INT Military Emergency Interest - Military department(s)
that maintains national emergency use interest in this
civil facility. Data values in this field are one, two,
or three alphanumeric codes indicating military emergency
use interest, with each code in a series separated by a '/'.
A - Air Force
R - Army
N - Navy
X - None [applicable only where there is an entry
in the National Emergency * Status
[NAT_EMER] Field]
CNTL_TWR Airport Control Tower located on the airport.
Y - Yes
N - No
S_ENG_GA Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft
M_ENG_GA Based Multi - engine general aviation aircraft
JET_EN_GA Based Jet engine general aviation aircraft
HELICOPTER Based Helicopters - General Aviation
OPER_GLIDE Base Operational Gliders - general aviation
OPER_MIL Based Military Aircraft - including helicopters
ULTRALIGHT Based Ultralight aircraft - general aviation
COMM_SERV Commercial Services - scheduled operations by CAB
certified carriers or intrastate carriers and any scheduled
commuter/cargo carriers (Annual Operations).
AIR_TAXI Air Taxi operators carrying passengers, mail, or mail for
revenue (Annual Operations).
LOCAL_OPS_ General Aviation, Local Operations - Those operating in
the local traffic pattern or within a 20 mile radius
(Annual Operations).
ITIN_OPS_G General Aviation - Itinerant Operations. Those general
aviation operations (excluding commuter or air taxi)
not qualifying as local (Annual Operations).
MIL_OPS Military Aircraft Operations (Annual Operations).
DOT_TOT Total domestic enplanements (inbound plus outbound)
- this field only valid for some airports.
VERSION The VERSION is a 2 - digit number that will be incremented
for all records in the database whenever a new release
is distributed.
REVISION REVISION is a 2 - digit number that will be incremented
individually for each record whenever a change is made
to one of its fields.
DESCRIPT Field added by FGDL based on FULLNAME.
USER NOTES:
This dataset contains informatin on airport facilities from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) 2003. The Public Use Airports database is a geographic point database of aircraft landing facilities in the United States and U.S. Territories. Attribute data is provided on the physical and operational characteristics of the landing facility, current usage including enplanements and aircraft operations, congestion levels and usage categories. This geospatial data is derived from the FAA's National Airspace System Resource Aeronautical Data Product (Effective 23 January 2003). Data were obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) National Airspace System Resource Aeronautical Data. This product was published by the Aeronautical Information Services (ATA-100) with an Effective Date of 21 February 2002. Horizontal positional accuracy is based on coordinate data provided in the FAA National Airspace System Resource Aeronautical Dataset (Effective 23 January 2003). These coordinate data identify the approximate location of the Airport Reference Point (ARP) as reported by the landing facility on the NFDC (National Flight Data Center) 5010 form. According to NFDC guidelines, the location of the ARP should be reported to a horizontal accuracy of one arc second of latitude and longitude. However, the accuracy of these reported coordinates are not verified by FAA. The records were loaded into a GIS and checked for any unusual or obviously erroneous locations. The creation of this geospatial data layer was completed by BTS in March 2003. This Shapefile was derived from textual data on the FAA National Airspace System Resource Aeronautical Data CDROM, effective 23 January 2003 (FAA-NASRAD-23JAN2003). These textual data were processed using AML scripts to create a coverage with additional dbf's. This coverage and associated dbf's were appended together using the SITE_NO as the connecting identification number. A note concerning data scale: Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modelling purposes. Please be sure you are using the best available data. 1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the county level. 1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such as property parcel boundaries. 1:100000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the multicounty or regional level. 1:250000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the regional or state level or larger. Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data before using it for projects or analyses. Every effort has been made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact section of this documentation. For more information regarding scale and accuracy, see our web pages at: http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html
FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:
-Process Steps for NTAD 2003 Airport Facility Locations: -Airport Facility locations were obtained from the CD-ROM National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) 2003 (A Collection of Spatial Data for Use in GIS-based Applications) BTS-03-04. -GeoPlan extracted this data in shapefile format and removed facilities not located in Florida. -The shapefile was reprojected from WGS_1984 Decimal Degrees to the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection. (See "Map Projection Parameters" below)
REFERENCES:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) http://www.bts.gov/gis
DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Airport Facility locations were obtained from the CD-ROM National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) 2003 (A Collection of Spatial Data for Use in GIS-based Applications) BTS-03-04. GeoPlan extracted this data in shapefile format and removed facilities not located in Florida. The shapefile was reprojected from WGS_1984 Decimal Degrees to the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection. (See "Map Projection Parameters" below)
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:
Projection ALBERS Datum HPGN Units METERS Spheroid GRS1980 1st Standard Parallel 24 0 0.000 2nd Standard Parallel 31 30 0.000 Central Meridian -84 00 0.000 Latitude of Projection's Origin 24 0 0.000 False Easting (meters) 400000.00000 False Northing (meters) 0.00000
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