The FAA ✈️ ✓
@FAANews · Washington, D.C. · joined 29 Jun 2010
Official account of the Federal Aviation Administration. Following, mention or RP does not mean endorsement.
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Twenty-five years ago, the FAA took unprecedented action to land every commercial and private aircraft in response to the attacks of September 11, 2001.
On the 25th anniversary, we remember the critical actions FAA employees took to protect the safety of the nation’s skies. http
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New tech comes to Northern Virginia! @Dulles_Airport is now the 22nd tower to switch from antiquated paper strips to electronic flight strips that make flight planning safer and more efficient for controllers.
The FAA and @USDOT are rebuilding America's airspace! ✈️ Learn more
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🚨 FUTURE OF FLIGHT IS HERE 🚨
Today in Texas, we celebrated the state’s first demonstration of next-gen aircraft under our Advanced Air Mobility Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), making Texas the sixth location to launch under this landmark @USDOT initiative!
Through eIPP, https
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What if your next trip to the airport looked like this? 🚁
The FAA, @PennDOTNews and @ElectraAero are testing hybrid-electric aircraft that could safely connect communities to major airports. This is innovation in action!
Learn more: https://t.co/g0fDfRO9N4
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THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE HOW WE TRAVEL 👀
📍 IN RICHMOND, VA — through our first-ever pilot program, a flight demo showcased a hybrid-electric aircraft that takes off and lands in just 150 feet!
That means a 3 HOUR DRIVE just became a 30 MINUTE flight. We’re connecting https://t.c
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@FAANews Contact the airline? This is cargo
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🚨 I've compiled two live-stream videos showing the moment the Amazon Prime Air cargo plane began listing to it's side (reason unclear) before crashing at Miami International Airport.
The top angle shows it lising to its side in takeoff. https://t.co/PYaOJYyNdg
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@FAANews Live webcam showing the overrun grab it before the livestream over records itself https://t.co/7OlV5H7Wpc https://t.co/8FYrKofs2Z
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21 Air Flight 7598 overran the runway after landing at Miami International Airport around 2 p.m. local time on Sunday, Sept. 6. The Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft departed from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The FAA will investigate. Contact the
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✈️Traffic Report: ⛈️ delays are possible at @JFKairport, @LGAairport, @EWRairport, @PHLAirport, @fly2midway, @fly2ohare, @iah, @HobbyAirport, @DTWeetin, @flyneworleans and in Washington, D.C., central and south Florida. Low ☁️ expected at @flySFO. https://t.co/teUeDe1gXx https://
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A successful #LaborDay getaway starts with proper preparation. Check out these five essential steps to help you reach your destination safely. More info at https://t.co/oCg8umg2hr. https://t.co/fvu9TJWcKk
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✈️Traffic Report: ⛈️ could slow flights at @PHLAirport, @Reagan_Airport, @Dulles_Airport, @BWI_Airport, @iah, @HobbyAirport and in central and south Florida. Low ☁️ forecast in New York. 🌬️ at @DENAirport and @LASairport. https://t.co/teUeDe1gXx https://t.co/6hbk7gV8eO
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@FAANews @PHLAirport @mspairport @iah @HobbyAirport @BostonLogan @JFKairport @LGAairport @EWRairport @LASairport my flight got delayed 4 hours and i just sat there watching the rain on the window
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Summer travel is winding down but #LaborDay travel is gearing up! 🌞✈️ Tomorrow will be the busiest day of the week with nearly 54,000 expected flights and the FAA is ready to get you to your destination safely and efficiently.
Before you head out, check out our helpful travel
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Keeping it 💯 for SAI! ✈️ The FAA has installed 100 Surface Awareness Initiative at airports across the U.S. reaching nearly half of the 220 airports set to receive the system. This technology allows air traffic controllers to see all aircraft and vehicles at airports to get you h
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Flying this #LaborDay weekend? ✈️ #FAAWeatherSquad guest @CBSChicago meteorologist David Yeomans has your forecast! Challenging weather can result in delays and cancellations because safety comes first. Check your flight status with your airline and real-time airport updates at h
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✈️Traffic Report: ⛈️ delays are possible at @PHLAirport, @mspairport, @iah and @HobbyAirport. Low ☁️ forecast at @BostonLogan, @JFKairport, @LGAairport and @EWRairport. 🌬️ at @LASairport. https://t.co/teUeDe1gXx https://t.co/g9TnKRivpa
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@FAANews @USDOT Hey, can you investigate why @AmericanAir American Airlines always has a gate change in Charlotte to to make flyers late for their connections? I’m pretty sure in the last five years. It’s been 100% of the time for me no matter where I’m flying.
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@FAANews @USDOT America’s skies demand a legal NAS not this 🔽
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America's skies demand a modern air traffic control system. ✈️
The FAA and @USDOT are modernizing the nation's air traffic control system one airport at a time and improving the travel experience for millions of passengers.
Here's our progress:
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This is Dr. Susan Northrup, the FAA federal air surgeon. In 2021 she authorized the covid J&J for pilots and air traffic controllers. J&J caused a rare brain blood clotting. Some pilots died and others injured. 🔽 @FAANews @FAA_Bryan @SecDuffy https://t.co/DXBEEMTygH
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Against accounts of the same size
23 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.
Median views15 712this account5 983median for 100K–1M
Reach, %2.91%this account1.49%median for 100K–1M
Engagement, %0.45%this account0.93%median for 100K–1M
| Metric | This account | Median for 100K–1M | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median views per post | 15 712 | 5 983 | 2.63× |
| Reach (views ÷ followers) | 2.91% | 1.49% | 1.95× |
| Engagement rate | 0.45% | 0.93% | 0.48× |
Others in this range → Compare with another account → How these benchmarks are built →
Growth & engagement
How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.
Views per post
11.8K3 Sep
10.9K
10K4 Sep
533.7K6 Sep
58.3K
678.3K
21.7K
17K
21.2K10 Sep
18.5K
121.6K
15.7K
22.6K
16K11 Sep
Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.
Engagement rate per post
0.41%3 Sep
0.24%
0.33%4 Sep
0.52%6 Sep
0.46%
0.36%
0.25%
0.48%
0.13%10 Sep
0.56%
1.36%
0.58%
0.93%
4.67%11 Sep
Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 0.93%.
What the audience does
Likes79.8%7 545 in total
Reposts13.8%1 302 in total
Replies2.8%269 in total
Quotes0.7%64 in total
Bookmarks2.9%279 in total
Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.
The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.
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