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Airport Capacity: Synopses of Major Studies

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 5, 1992
Report No. RCED-92-117FS
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Summary:

Airspace and airport congestion have created major problems for U.S. aviation, delaying domestic flights throughout the country. To improve the capacity and safety of airports and otherwise enhance their facilities, up to $1.9 billion in federal funding is available in fiscal year 1992 for current projects. The most recent extension of the airport and airway legislation authorizing this funding expires at the end of fiscal year 1992. To assist Congress in its deliberations on the reauthorization of the legislation, this fact sheet summarizes the major airspace capacity-enhancement studies produced since 1987--the year in which the last amendments to the act were enacted. Prepared by the Federal Aviation Administration, congressional agencies, universities, and others, these studies analyze the congestion problem and offer many recommendations to mitigate it.

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