Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102

§41746 Tracking Service

Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART A — AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › subpart ii — economic regulation › CHAPTER 417 — OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS › SUBCHAPTER II — SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE › § 41746

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Transportation must require airlines that get federal payments for essential air service to an eligible place to report at least twice a year the percentage of flights to and from that place that arrive on time, using the Secretary’s on-time definition. They must also give any other information the Secretary needs to evaluate passenger service to and from that place.

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Title 49, §41746

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The Secretary of Transportation shall require a carrier that provides essential air service to an eligible place and that receives compensation for such service under this subchapter to report not less than semiannually—

(1)the percentage of flights to and from the place that arrive on time as defined by the Secretary; and

(2)such other information as the Secretary considers necessary to evaluate service provided to passengers traveling to and from such place.

Legislative History

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section applicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 2003, except as otherwise specifically provided, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–176, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2003 Amendment note under section 106 of this title.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 41746

Title 49, Transportation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102