Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73

§47530 Nonapplication of sections 47528(a)–(d) and 47529 to aircraft outside the 48 contiguous States

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VII— - AVIATION PROGRAMS › Part PART B— - AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE › Chapter CHAPTER 475— - NOISE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - NATIONAL AVIATION NOISE POLICY › § 47530

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Those specific rules (sections 47528(a)–(d) and 47529) do not cover airplanes that are used only for air service outside the 48 contiguous States. A civil subsonic turbojet airplane with a maximum weight over 75,000 pounds that was brought into a noncontiguous State or a U.S. territory or possession after November 4, 1990, may be used for air service in the 48 contiguous States only if it meets the stage 3 noise standards.

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Title 49, §47530

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section 47528(a)–(d) and 47529 of this title do not apply to aircraft used only to provide air transportation outside the 48 contiguous States. A civil subsonic turbojet aircraft with a maximum weight of more than 75,000 pounds that is imported into a noncontiguous State or a territory or possession of the United States after November 4, 1990, may be used to provide air transportation in the 48 contiguous States only if the aircraft complies with the stage 3 noise levels.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4753049 App.:2157(d).Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–508, § 9308(d), 104 Stat. 1388–383; Oct. 28, 1991, Pub. L. 102–143, § 349(a), 105 Stat. 949.

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49 U.S.C. § 47530

Title 49 — Transportation

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73