Class C is a class of airspace in the United States which follows International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) air space designation. Class C airspace areas are designed to improve aviation safety by reducing the risk of mid-air collisions in the terminal area and enhance the management of air traffic operations therein.FAA Order JO 7400.2L, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters, effective 2017-10-12 (with changes), accessed 2017-12-04 Aircraft operating in these airspace areas are subject to certain operating rules and equipment requirements.

Class C airspace protects the approach and departure paths from aircraft not under air traffic control. All aircraft inside Class C airspace are subject to air traffic control. Traffic operating under VFR must be in communication with a controller before entering the airspace. The airspace is similar to Class B's "upside-down wedding cake", but much smaller and simpler. The innermost ring with a radius of typically extends from the surface area around the airport to AGL (above ground level; charted in MSL), and an outer ring, with a radius of that typically surrounds the inner ring and extends from a floor at AGL, (also charted in MSL), to the ceiling at AGL, (again charted in MSL). These dimensions are sometimes highly customized when deemed necessary to accommodate IFR traffic patterns and other surrounding airspace design issues such as the overlapping or close proximities to other classes of airspace.

As of January 2023, there are 122 Class C airports in the United States (counting NAS Whiting Field as 2 different airports).Airspace Amendments to FAA Order JO 7400.11B, accessed 2017-12-04There is also a piece of Vancouver Class C located within United States airspace, but it is not associated with any US Class C airport, and so it is not relevant to this list.

The following list of Class C airports is sorted by state/territory and IATA Airport Code/ICAO Airport Code.FAA order JO 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, effective 2017-09-15, accessed 2017-12-04

United States AirportCodeStateTotal Movements BHM / KBHM Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport Alabama 104,847 HSV / KHSV Huntsville International Airport (Carl T. Jones Field) Alabama 54,898 MOB / KMOB Mobile Regional Airport Alabama 75,034 ANC / PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Alaska 216,208 DMA / KDMA Davis Monthan Air Force Base Arizona TUS / KTUS Tucson International Airport Arizona 127,092 LIT / KLIT Little Rock National Airport (Adams Field) Arkansas 61,278 XNA / KXNA Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (Fayetteville/Springdale) Arkansas 28,440 BAB / KBAB Beale Air Force Base California BUR / KBUR Bob Hope Airport (Burbank) California 127,524 FAT / KFAT Fresno Yosemite International Airport California 92,361 MRY / KMRY Monterey Regional Airport California 41,926 OAK / KOAK Oakland International Airport (Metropolitan Oakland) California 237,821 ONT / KONT LA/Ontario International Airport California 103,167 RIV / KRIV March Air Reserve Base (March Field) California SBA / KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport California 90,939 SJC / KSJC San Jose International Airport California 207,611 SMF / KSMF Sacramento International Airport California 132,773 SNA / KSNA John Wayne Airport (Orange County) California 315,838 COS / KCOS Colorado Springs Airport (City of Colorado Springs Municipal) Colorado 135,431 BDL / KBDL Bradley International Airport Connecticut 82,837 DAB / KDAB Daytona Beach International Airport Florida 364,071 FLL / KFLL Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport Florida 277,267 JAX / KJAX Jacksonville International Airport Florida 71,705 NDZ / KNDZ Naval Air Station Whiting Field (South) Florida NPA / KNPA Naval Air Station Pensacola Florida NSE / KNSE Naval Air Station Whiting Field (North) Florida PBI / KPBI Palm Beach International Airport Florida 162,237 PNS / KPNS Pensacola International Airport Florida 122,331 RSW / KRSW Southwest Florida International Airport (Fort Myers) Florida 71,693 SFB / KSFB Orlando Sanford International Airport Florida 180,361 SRQ / KSRQ Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport Florida 150,746 TLH / KTLH Tallahassee International Airport Florida 74,363 SAV / KSAV Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport Georgia 112,897 OGG / PHOG Kahului Airport (Maui) Hawaii 152,573 BOI / KBOI Boise Airport (Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field) Idaho 137,459 CMI / KCMI University of Illinois Willard Airport (Champaign–Urbana) Illinois 46,529 MDW / KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport Illinois 232,084 MLI / KMLI Quad City International Airport (Moline) Illinois 28,181 PIA / KPIA General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport Illinois 44,801 SPI / KSPI Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (Springfield) Illinois 27,378 EVV / KEVV Evansville Regional Airport Indiana 34,693 FWA / KFWA Fort Wayne International Airport Indiana 41,153 IND / KIND Indianapolis International Airport Indiana 144,078 SBN / KSBN South Bend Regional Airport (Michiana Regional Transportation Center/Bendix Field/St. Joseph County) Indiana 46,174 CID / KCID The Eastern Iowa Airport (Cedar Rapids) Iowa 46,325 DSM / KDSM Des Moines International Airport Iowa 66,320 ICT / KICT Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport Kansas 86,970 LEX / KLEX Blue Grass Airport (Lexington) Kentucky 71,545 SDF / KSDF Louisville International Airport (Standiford Field) Kentucky 151,133 BAD / KBAD Barksdale Air Force Base Louisiana BTR / KBTR Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (Ryan Field) Louisiana 55,331 LFT / KLFT Lafayette Regional Airport Louisiana 39,240 SHV / KSHV Shreveport Regional Airport Louisiana 32,563 BGR / KBGR Bangor International Airport Maine 44,682 PWM / KPWM Portland International Jetport Maine 75,459 FNT / KFNT Bishop International Airport (Flint) Michigan 44,632 GRR / KGRR Gerald R. Ford International Airport (Grand Rapids) Michigan 58,170 LAN / KLAN Capital Region International Airport (Lansing) Michigan 28,492 CBM / KCBM Columbus Air Force Base Mississippi JAN / KJAN Jackson–Evers International Airport Mississippi 57,479 SGF / KSGF Springfield–Branson National Airport Missouri 47,565 BIL / KBIL Billings Logan International Airport Montana 95,382 LNK / KLNK Lincoln Airport Nebraska 58,577 OFF / KOFF Offutt Air Force Base Nebraska OMA / KOMA Eppley Airfield (Omaha) Nebraska 93,856 RNO / KRNO Reno–Tahoe International Airport Nevada 104,239 MHT / KMHT Manchester–Boston Regional Airport New Hampshire 47,641 ACY / KACY Atlantic City International Airport New Jersey 43,154 ABQ / KABQ Albuquerque International Sunport New Mexico 134,024 ALB / KALB Albany International Airport New York 42,679 BUF / KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport New York 48,358 ISP / KISP Long Island MacArthur Airport (Islip) New York 116,662 ROC / KROC Greater Rochester International Airport New York 80,040 SYR / KSYR Syracuse Hancock International Airport New York 57,040 AVL / KAVL Asheville Regional Airport North Carolina 77,601 FAY / KFAY Fayetteville Regional Airport (Grannis Field) North Carolina 34,695 GSO / KGSO Piedmont Triad International Airport (Greensboro) North Carolina 65,932 POB / KPOB Pope Army Airfield North Carolina RDU / KRDU Raleigh–Durham International Airport North Carolina 169,797 CAK / KCAK Akron–Canton Airport Ohio 57,935 CMH / KCMH John Glenn Columbus International Airport Ohio 79,053 DAY / KDAY James M. Cox Dayton International Airport Ohio 41,278 TOL / KTOL Toledo Express Airport Ohio 38,803 OKC / KOKC Will Rogers World Airport (Oklahoma City) Oklahoma 104,802 TIK / KTIK Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma TUL / KTUL Tulsa International Airport Oklahoma 92,620 PDX / KPDX Portland International Airport Oregon 161,434 ABE / KABE Lehigh Valley International Airport (Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton) Pennsylvania 64,668 MDT / KMDT Harrisburg International Airport (Harrisburg) Pennsylvania PVD / KPVD T. F. Green Airport Rhode Island 54,933 CAE / KCAE Columbia Metropolitan Airport South Carolina 63,338 CHS / KCHS Charleston International Airport (Charleston Air Force Base) South Carolina 97,926 GSP / KGSP Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport South Carolina 49,285 MYR / KMYR Myrtle Beach International Airport South Carolina 173,736 SSC / KSSC Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina 91,000 BNA / KBNA Nashville International AirportTennessee 252,217 CHA / KCHA Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)Tennessee 62,759 TYS / KTYS McGhee Tyson Airport (Knoxville)Tennessee 115,786 ABI / KABI Abilene Regional Airport Texas 49,155 AMA / KAMA Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport Texas 43,595 AUS / KAUS Austin–Bergstrom International Airport Texas 208,864 CRP / KCRP Corpus Christi International Airport Texas 83,954 DLF / KDLF Laughlin Air Force Base Texas DYS / KDYS Dyess Air Force Base Texas ELP / KELP El Paso International Airport Texas HRL / KHRL Valley International Airport (Harlingen) Texas 49,534 LBB / KLBB Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport Texas 75,466 MAF / KMAF Midland International Airport (Midland–Odessa) Texas 58,010 SAT / KSAT San Antonio International Airport Texas 165,548 BTV / KBTV Burlington International Airport Vermont 64,548 ORF / KORF Norfolk International Airport Virginia 47,677 RIC / KRIC Richmond International Airport Virginia 58,956 ROA / KROA Roanoke Regional Airport Virginia 36,211 GEG / KGEG Spokane International Airport Washington 68,256 NUW / KNUW Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Washington SKA / KSKA Fairchild Air Force Base Washington CRW / KCRW Yeager Airport (Charleston) West Virginia 23,950 GRB / KGRB Austin Straubel International Airport (Green Bay) Wisconsin 38,152 MKE / KMKE Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (Milwaukee) Wisconsin 91,532 MSN / KMSN Dane County Regional–Truax Field (Madison) Wisconsin 73,549

United States territories

Puerto Rico SJU / TJSJ Luís Muñoz Marin International Airport (San Juan)

Virgin Islands STT / TIST Cyril E. King Airport (Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas)

See also List of Class B airports in the United States List of Class D airports in the United States Terminal radar service area

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