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FAT Meaning

FAT Airport Meaning

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FAT Meaning:

FAT stands for Fresno Yosemite International Airport


Located in Fresno, California, FAT (Fresno Yosemite International Airport) is classified as a small hub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of FAT's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) Characteristics:

      City: Fresno
      State: California
      FAA: Fresno Yosemite International Airport
      IATA: FAT
      ICAO: KFAT
      Role: P-S

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


FAT is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding FAT, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

FAT meaning is Fresno Yosemite International Airport.

Fresno Yosemite International Airport can be abbreviated as FAT.

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