• Source: Federal Airport Act of 1946

      • Federal Airport Act of 1946 is United States statute establishing a federal program for the development of civil aviation airports within the continental United States. The Act of Congress authorized federal grants to progressively evolve civil aviation bases. The public law mandates a national airport plan encompassing airport classifications as defined by the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
      The Senate legislation was passed by the 79th United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 33rd President of the United States Harry Truman on May 13, 1946.


      Provisions of the Act


      The government financed air transportation law was drafted as nineteen sections commissioning a national construction and development plan for domestic airports throughout the United States.


      Amendments to 1946 Act




      See also


      Aeronautical chart
      Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970
      Airport Improvement Program
      Federal Aviation Act of 1958
      List of Class B airports in the United States
      List of Class C airports in the United States
      Post-war aviation
      Runway


      Bibliography




      External links


      "Airport System Development - Policy Considerations" (PDF). U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. Princeton University. 1984.
      "Airport Master Plans". HathiTrust Digital Library. U.S. Department of Transportation ~ Federal Aviation Administration Airports Service. U.S. Government Printing Office. February 1971.
      "Legislative History of the Federal Airport Act : Public law 377, Chapter 251, 79th Congress, 2nd session, Volume I". HathiTrust Digital Library. University of Michigan. April 1948.
      "Legislative History of the Federal Airport Act : Public law 377, Chapter 251, 79th Congress, 2nd session, Volume II". HathiTrust Digital Library. University of Michigan. April 1948.
      "Comptroller General's Letter to Secretary of Commerce Concerning Federal Airport Act". U.S. GAO ~ B-60032. U.S. Government Accountability Office. September 9, 1946.

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