Of more than 5,000 airports in the United States, just 30 serve 70 percent of all air travelers, according to a new report by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which recommends increasing flights from many underutilized airports as part of a plan to improve the safety, accessibility and affordability of regional travel.
The report, Regional Air Mobility: Leveraging Our National Investments to Energize the American Travel Experience, said implementing the recommendations would “fundamentally change how we travel by bringing the convenience, speed and safety of air travel to all Americans, regardless of their proximity to a travel hub or urban center.”
Most U.S. airports are underused because “air transportation services … have trended towards consolidation by putting more people into fewer, larger aircraft on well-travele…
