List of airports in Rhode Island - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of airport
Airport
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s in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

(a U.S. state

U.S. state

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), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

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or airports assigned an IATA

International Air Transport Association

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airport code.

Airports

This list contains the following information:

City served - The city generally associated with the airport. This is not always the actual location since some airports are located in smaller towns outside of the city they serve.

FAA - The location identifier
Location identifier
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assigned by the Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
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(FAA).

IATA - The airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association
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(IATA). Those that do not match the FAA code are shown in bold.

ICAO - The location indicator
International Civil Aviation Organization airport code
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assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization
International Civil Aviation Organization
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(ICAO).

Airport name - The official airport name. Those shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.

Role - One of four FAA airport categories
FAA airport categories
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, as per the 2009-2013 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
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(NPIAS) Report:
- P: Commercial Service - Primary are publicly owned airports that receive scheduled passenger service and have more than 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) each year. Each primary airport is sub-classified by the FAA as one of the following four "hub" types:
  - L: Large Hub that accounts for at least 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
  - M: Medium Hub that accounts for between 0.25% and 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
  - S: Small Hub that accounts for between 0.05% and 0.25% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
  - N: Non-Hub that accounts for less than 0.05% of total U.S. passenger enplanements, but more than 10,000 annual enplanements.
- CS: Commercial Service - Non-Primary are publicly owned airports that receive scheduled passenger service and have at least 2,500 passenger boardings each year.
- R: Reliever airports are designated by the FAA to relieve congestion at a large commercial service airport and to provide more general aviation access to the overall community.
- GA: General Aviation
  General aviation
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  airports are the largest single group of airports in the U.S. airport system.

Enpl. - The number of enplanements (commercial passenger boardings) that occurred at the airport in calendar year
Calendar year
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2008, as per FAA records.

City served	FAA	IATA	ICAO	Airport name	Role	Enpl.
				Commercial Service - Primary Airports
Providence Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region... / Warwick Warwick, Rhode Island Warwick is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. It is the second largest city in the state, with a population of 82,672 at the 2010 census. Its mayor has been Scott Avedisian since 2000...	PVD	PVD	KPVD	Theodore Francis Green State Airport T. F. Green Airport T. F. Green Airport , also known as Theodore Francis Green State Airport, is a public airport located in Warwick, six miles south of Providence, in Kent County, Rhode Island, USA. Dedicated in 1931, the airport was named for former Rhode Island governor and longtime senator Theodore F. Green...	P-M	2,342,593
				Commercial Service - Non-Primary Airports
Block Island	BID	BID	KBID	Block Island State Airport Block Island State Airport Block Island State Airport is a public airport located on Block Island, in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The airport is owned by the State of Rhode Island. It is primarily a general aviation airport, but there is also scheduled airline service to Westerly State Airport...	CS Block Island State Airport is listed as a commercial service - non-primary airport in the 2009-2013 NPIAS. It had over 10,000 enplanements in 2008, but less in prior years and in 2009 (preliminary figures).	10,384
Westerly	WST	WST	KWST	Westerly State Airport Westerly State Airport Westerly State Airport is a public use airport in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It serves the city of Westerly and is located two nautical miles southeast of its central business district....	CS Westerly State Airport is listed as a commercial service - non-primary airport in the 2009-2013 NPIAS. It had over 10,000 enplanements in 2008, but less in prior years and in 2009 (preliminary figures).	11,201
				Reliever Airports
North Kingstown North Kingstown, Rhode Island North Kingstown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 26,486 at the 2010 census. The famous American portraitist Gilbert Stuart was born in the village of Saunderstown, located in the southern region of North Kingstown....	OQU		KOQU	Quonset State Airport Quonset State Airport Quonset State Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located on Quonset Point, in northeastern North Kingstown, Rhode Island, adjacent to Narragansett Bay...	R	80
Pawtucket Pawtucket, Rhode Island Pawtucket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 71,148 at the 2010 census. It is the fourth largest city in the state.-History:...	SFZ	SFZ	KSFZ	North Central State Airport North Central State Airport North Central State Airport is a public use airport in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The airport is owned by the State of Rhode Island and opened for service in 1951. It serves the city of Pawtucket and is located three nautical miles east of its central business district.The...	R	22
				General Aviation Airports
Newport Newport, Rhode Island Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...	UUU	NPT	KUUU	Newport State Airport Newport State Airport (Rhode Island) Newport State Airport is a public use airport in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. It serves the city of Newport and is located two nautical miles northeast of its central business district. There is no scheduled airline service available, but it once was served by Air New...	GA	53
				Other Public-Use Airports (not listed in NPIAS)
West Kingston	08R			Richmond Airport Richmond Airport (Rhode Island) Richmond Airport is a public use airport in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is located three nautical miles west of the central business district of West Kingston, Rhode Island. The airport is privately owned by Gordon Realty, Inc....
				Notable Former Airports
Charlestown Charlestown, Rhode Island Charlestown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 7,827 at the 2010 census.-History:Charlestown is named after King Charles II, and was incorporated in 1738. The area was formerly part of the town of Westerly...				NAAS Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Station Charlestown Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Station is located in Charlestown, Rhode Island. It was a satellite airfield to the nearby Quonset Naval Air Station. It is located within the boundaries of the Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge.- History :... (closed) http://www.airfields-freeman.com/RI/Airfields_RI.htm#charlestown
Quonset Point				NAS Quonset Point Naval Air Station Quonset Point Naval Air Station Quonset Point was a United States Naval Base in Quonset Point, Rhode Island that was deactivated in 1974. Next to NAS Quonset Point was Camp Endicott at Davisville, home of the Naval Construction Battalions known as the Seabees. Quonset Point also gave its name to the Quonset hut,... (closed 1974)

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