The six acres where the first class cabin and cockpit had landed were now part of the National Park Service. The rest — 157 acres — went to the nonprofit group the Families of Flight 93.

The land of the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, is owned by the United States Federal Government and is managed by the National Park Service (NPS). The process of acquiring the 2,200-acre site was a complex decade-long effort involving the purchase of land from private owners, coal mining companies, and local families. A key turning point was a 2009 agreement with Svonavec, Inc., the company that owned the "impact site," which allowed the Park Service to begin construction on the permanent memorial. The memorial was officially dedicated on September 10, 2011. While the federal government owns the core memorial area, several organizations—including the Families of Flight 93 and the National Park Foundation—play a vital role in the ongoing funding, reforestation, and stewardship of the site. In 2026, the memorial stands as a protected national park, ensuring that the "sacred ground" where the 40 passengers and crew lost their lives remains a permanent tribute to their heroism.