Federal Aviation Administration

Summary

Federal Aviation Administration is an air navigation service provider^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Federal Aviation Administration was a member of Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation^[3].
• Federal Aviation Administration was a member of Open Geospatial Consortium^[4].
• Federal Aviation Administration is in the country of United States^[5].
• Federal Aviation Administration's instance of is recorded as air navigation service provider^[6].
• Federal Aviation Administration's instance of is recorded as aviation authority^[7].
• Federal Aviation Administration's instance of is recorded as United States federal agency^[8].
• Federal Aviation Administration's item operated is recorded as Federal Aviation Administration Registry^[9].
• Federal Aviation Administration's item operated is recorded as FAA Airmen Inquiry^[10].
• Federal Aviation Administration's item operated is recorded as North American Sabreliner^[11].
• Federal Aviation Administration's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[12].
• Federal Aviation Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Air Traffic Organization^[13].
• Federal Aviation Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Civil Aerospace Medical Institute^[14].
• Federal Aviation Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Office of Commercial Space Transportation^[15].
• Federal Aviation Administration's Commons category is recorded as Federal Aviation Administration^[16].
• Federal Aviation Administration's foundational text is recorded as Federal Aviation Act of 1958^[17].
• Federal Aviation Administration's chairperson is recorded as Bryan Bedford^[18].
• Federal Aviation Administration's chairperson is recorded as Michael Whitaker^[19].
• 1958 marks the founding of Federal Aviation Administration^[20].
• August 23, 1958 marks the founding of Federal Aviation Administration^[21].
• Federal Aviation Administration's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of Transportation^[22].
• Federal Aviation Administration's reference URL is recorded as https://deadline.com/2025/06/john-oliver-air-traffic-control-faa-ad-spoof-h-jon-benjamin-1236420233/^[23].
• Federal Aviation Administration's reference URL is recorded as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeABJbvcJ_k^[24].
• Federal Aviation Administration's official website is recorded as https://www.faa.gov/^[25].
• Federal Aviation Administration's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Federal Aviation Administration^[26].
• Federal Aviation Administration's described at URL is recorded as https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-aviation-administration^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1958^[20] and August 23, 1958^[21].

Identity

Federal Aviation Administration's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'FAA'}^[28].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Bryan Bedford^[18], b. 1961^[29], of United States^[30] and Michael Whitaker^[19], a businessperson^[31], b. 1961^[32], of United States^[33].

Operations

Federal Aviation Administration's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[12]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of Transportation^[22]. Subsidiaries include Air Traffic Organization^[13], a government agency^[34], founded in 2003^[35]; Civil Aerospace Medical Institute^[14], a government agency^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 2001^[38], headquartered in Oklahoma City^[39]; and Office of Commercial Space Transportation^[15], an United States federal agency^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1984^[42].

Why It Matters

Federal Aviation Administration has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]