National Airspace System

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airspace system aviation infrastructure

The National Airspace System is the integrated network of U.S. airspace, air traffic control facilities, navigation aids, airports, and regulations that enables the safe and efficient operation of civil and military aviation.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
U.S. National Airspace System 3
United States National Airspace System 3
National Airspace System of the United States 2

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airspace system ⓘ
aviation infrastructure ⓘ
administeredBy Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
governedBy Federal Aviation Regulations ⓘ
Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations ⓘ
hasComponent Class A airspace ⓘ
Class B airspace ⓘ
Class C airspace ⓘ
Class D airspace ⓘ
Class E airspace ⓘ
Class G airspace ⓘ
air route traffic control centers ⓘ
airport lighting systems ⓘ
communication systems ⓘ
control towers ⓘ
flight service stations ⓘ
ground-based navigation aids ⓘ
navigation satellite systems ⓘ
radar systems ⓘ
runways ⓘ
taxiways ⓘ
terminal radar approach control facilities ⓘ
includes air traffic control facilities ⓘ
air traffic management procedures ⓘ
airports ⓘ
airways ⓘ
aviation regulations ⓘ
controlled airspace ⓘ
instrument flight procedures ⓘ
navigation aids ⓘ
special use airspace ⓘ
uncontrolled airspace ⓘ
monitoredBy FAA technicians ⓘ
air traffic controllers ⓘ
objective manage air traffic flow ⓘ
prevent midair collisions ⓘ
provide communication services ⓘ
provide navigation services ⓘ
partOf United States transportation system ⓘ
purpose efficient operation of aviation ⓘ
safe operation of aviation ⓘ
regulatedBy air traffic control procedures ⓘ
airspace classifications ⓘ
flight rules ⓘ
shortName NAS ⓘ
supports air cargo operations ⓘ
civil aviation ⓘ
commercial air transport ⓘ
general aviation ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ
uses instrument flight rules ⓘ
visual flight rules ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Airspace System governance → appliesTo → National Airspace System ⓘ
Class A airspace → classificationSystem → National Airspace System ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. National Airspace System
Class B airspace → existsIn → National Airspace System ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Airspace System of the United States
United States transportation system → hasComponent → National Airspace System ⓘ
this entity surface form: national airspace system
Eppley Airfield → isPartOf → National Airspace System ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. National Airspace System
Terminal A → isPartOfTransportInfrastructureOf → National Airspace System ⓘ
subject surface form: Terminal A (LaGuardia Airport)
this entity surface form: United States air transportation network
Aeronautical Information Manual → jurisdiction → National Airspace System ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Airspace System of the United States
Federal Aviation Regulations → jurisdiction → National Airspace System ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. national airspace system
Air Route Traffic Control Centers → partOf → National Airspace System ⓘ
subject surface form: Air Route Traffic Control Center
New York City airport system → partOf → National Airspace System ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. National Airspace System
Palmdale Regional Airport → partOf → National Airspace System ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States National Airspace System
United States airspace → partOf → National Airspace System ⓘ
Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center → partOf → National Airspace System ⓘ
SOUTHWEST → regulatoryRegion → National Airspace System ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States National Airspace System
Class C airspace → usedIn → National Airspace System ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States National Airspace System