What is a Category 3 airport?


What is a Category 3 airport? Class III airports are those airports that serve only scheduled operations of small air carrier aircraft.


What is the busiest general aviation airport in the world?

Located in the heart of the San Fernando Valley, Van Nuys Airport (VNY) ranks as one of the world's busiest general aviation airports.


What are the 3 types of airports?

Regional airports support regional economies by connecting communities to statewide and interstate markets. Local airports provide access to intrastate and interstate markets. Basic airports link communities to the national airport system and support general aviation activities.


What is a Category C airport?

Category C – runways which can only be landed on by experienced pilots who have had specific simulator training. One example of a Category C airport in the UK is London City Airport. It's a relatively short runway in a very tight area, surrounded by buildings – it's got Canary Wharf at one end.


What are the Level 3 airports in the US?

DCA and LGA are Level 3 airports with primarily domestic or pre-cleared international operations. Allocations are on a continuing basis based on historic slots, a two-month minimum usage requirement, and other provisions in the FAA order and rules.


What are the Level 2 airports in the US?

In the U.S., the Level 2 airports include Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) (Change of Newark Liberty International Airport Designation, 81 FR 19861 (Oct. 20, 2016)) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO).


What is level 4 in airport security?

At Level 4, the procedure is to reconcile the bag with the respective passenger before the bag is opened, to undertake a further security check.