Airports
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: An airport is a location where aircraft take off and land and should consist of at least one surface (runway) that allows for that function.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Civil Aeronautics Program records
Collection
Identifier: 018.CAP
Abstract
In 1938, the Civil Aeronautics Act transferred federal responsibilities for non-military aviation from the Bureau of Air Commerce to a new, independent agency, the Civil Aeronautics Authority. The legislation also gave the authority the power to regulate airline fares and to determine the routes that air carriers would serve. In 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt split the authority into two agencies, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) and the Civil...
Dates:
1917 - 1943