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What does the term “general aviation” mean?

The Smithsonian National Museum’s Website of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum defines “common aviation” as a “civil, non -commercial flight” and notes that there are more than 340,000 aviation aircraft worldwide, with 204,000 of those run by pilots in the United States

How does common aviation affect the economy of the country?

Accord to “North Carolina: The State of Aviation,” A Report Pubileed in Janai 2025 by the North Carolina Department of Transportation Division of Aviation Ersonal Income, and It Generates $ 378,926,000 In state and local taxes, for total economic production of $ 7,185,290,000. The report notes that the analysis “quantitatively determines the impact of jobs, supported directly by the airport, jobs supported by businesses that rely on the airport, and the impact of visitors.”