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faa.gov

Category: Government, Legal

Scanned: Jul 10, 2026, 02:12 AM UTC · First seen: Jul 10, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
100 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of faa.gov Captured Jul 10, 2026
https://faa.gov
Screenshot of faa.gov
28 years
Very Popular - #4,191 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Federal Aviation Administration
Egg Harbor Township, United States
AkamaiGHost
Unknown
155.178.201.85
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar get.gov
Registered October 2, 1997
Expires September 3, 2026
Name Servers a1-97.akam.net
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Federal Aviation Administration
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
2 files scanned
No threats
2
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
0
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
www.faa.gov.http-redirect 74 B No threats
www.faa.gov/# 361 B No threats
External Links & Domains
0
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
0
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
faa.gov Overview

Description of faa.gov

faa.gov appears to be the official website of the Federal Aviation Administration, a United States government agency within the Department of Transportation. Based on the domain, page branding, and visible navigation, the site provides public information and services related to aviation oversight, aircraft, air traffic, airports, pilots, regulations, drones, and aerospace research.

The homepage shown in the scan includes agency news, search tools, and operational aviation resources such as airport status and aircraft registration lookups. The long-established .gov domain, government branding, and high public visibility suggest the site is operated by the FAA as part of its public-facing federal web presence.

Safety Assessment for faa.gov

Scan results were strongly positive at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 91 security engines, the malware scan reported no flagged files, and major threat-database checks did not indicate phishing, malware, or blacklist-related issues. The site also appears consistent with a legitimate government web presence based on its domain, branding, age, and content.

Additional context supports a low-risk assessment: the domain has been registered for many years, has a strong traffic ranking, and the screenshot shows a normal informational government homepage rather than patterns commonly associated with impersonation, scams, or malicious downloads. Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site was served over HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by DigiCert, expiring in late 2026. It appears to use Akamai infrastructure, with the web server identified as AkamaiGHost and multiple Akamai nameservers configured, which is consistent with a large, high-availability public-sector deployment. Hosting is identified as the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No technical security issues were indicated by the provided malware, blacklist, or external-link scan data at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
302 https://faa.gov/
307 http://www.faa.gov/
403 https://www.faa.gov/
Website Insights
#4,191
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Government, Legal
Rank History (30 days)
Jun 1 Jul 9
1 cookie detected
Essential1
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
1 1st party cookie
0 3rd party (trackers)
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