Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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Airports

Overview
This point datalayer contains the name and location of airports owned by the Massachusetts Port Authority or overseen by the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Production
The airport names and locations were obtained from the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission. The locations of the airports were digitized from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1:5000 color orthophoto imagery.
Attributes
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ID
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Airport ID
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TOWN
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Name of town where airport is located
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AIRPORT_NAME
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Airport name
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OWNER_TYPE
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Ownership: MAC = Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission oversees airport Massport = Massachusetts Port Authority owns airport
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FACILITY_TYPE
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Type of facility: PUBLIC OWNED AP =Public owned airport PRIVATE OWNED AP = Privately owned airport
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CLASS
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Type of airport: Tran = Transport: Serves virtual types of aircraft, precision instrument approaches GU-1 = General Utility 1: Serves single and twin engine aircraft up to 12,500 lbs. GU-2 = General Utility 2: Serves large aircraft up to 60,000 lbs., serves precision instrument approaches BU-1 = Basic Utility 1: Serves small engine aircraft generally under 3,500 lbs. BU-2 = Basic Utility 2: Serves small single engine and light twin engine aircraft up to 6,500 lbs. LU = Limited Use
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RUNWAY
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Number of runways at airport
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LATITUDE
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Latitude
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LONGITUDE
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Longitude
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ELEVATION
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Airport Elevation (feet)
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P_LENGTH
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Primary runway length
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S_LENGTH
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Secondary runway length
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P_WIDTH
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Primary runway width
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S_WIDTH
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Secondary runway width
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P_SURFACETYPE
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Primary runway surface type
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S_SURFACETYPE
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Secondary runway surface type
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P_RUNWAYLIGHTS
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Primary runway lights HIRLS = High intensity runway lights MIRLS = Medium intensity runway lights
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S_RUNWAYLIGHTS
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Secondary runway lights HIRLS = High intensity runway lights MIRLS = Medium intensity runway lights
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CONTROLTOWER
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Presence and type of control tower: N = no control tower MILITARY = Military control tower FAA = Federal Aviation Administration control tower
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RESTAURANT
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Restaurant presence at airport: Y = there is a restaurant N= there is no restaurant
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RENTALCAR
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Rental car presence at airport: Y = rental car service is available N = rental car service is not available
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SERVICELEVEL
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Service level of airport
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AIRSERVICE
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Airline service of airport: Y = there is scheduled airline service N = there is not scheduled airline service
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Status
This data is current as of June 2006.
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