Why is the FAA Aircraft Registration data shown in the airport’s aircraft list?
The FAA Aircraft Registration data is believed to be the most comprehensive national list currently available and to be largely valid enough for use in the National Based Aircraft system. A. Validation of tail numbers: With the importance of the based aircraft counts, it is important that the data be validated. Currently, the best thought for validating the information in the Based Aircraft Inventory is to link the N-Numbers to the FAA’s Aircraft Registration data. In the airport details page, it is now possible to easily determine whether the N-Number was found in the Aircraft Registration system and the information that is contained for the aircraft within the Aircraft Registration.
The FAA Aircraft Registration data is the most comprehensive national list currently available for the validation of aircraft in the National Based Aircraft Inventory Program. It is used to: A. Validate tail numbers: With the importance of the based aircraft counts, it is important that the data be validated. The best means found for validating the information in the National Based Aircraft Inventory Program is to link the tail numbers to the FAA’s Aircraft Registration Database. In the Airport Details page, it is easy to determine whether the tail number was found in the Aircraft Registration data and to view other information in the Aircraft Registration data. B. Determine the aircraft Type in a consistent manner: At the request of airports in the initial stages of the National Based Aircraft Inventory Program, the requirement for airports to enter the aircraft Type was dropped. The details of the FAA’s Aircraft Registration Database provide the information necessary to generate an a