Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§44708 Inspecting and Rating Air Navigation Facilities
Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART A — AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › subpart iii — safety › CHAPTER 447 — SAFETY REGULATION › § 44708
Summary
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration can inspect air navigation facilities used by civil aircraft and give them classifications and ratings for how suitable they are.
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Title 49, §44708
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The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may inspect, classify, and rate an air navigation facility available for the use of civil aircraft on the suitability of the facility for that use.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4470849 App.:1426 (1st sentence).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, § 606 (1st sentence), 72 Stat. 779. 49 App.:1655(c)(1).Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(c)(1), 80 Stat. 938; Jan. 12, 1983, Pub. L. 97–449, § 7(b), 96 Stat. 2444. The word “Administrator” in section 606 (1st sentence) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (Public Law 85–726, 72 Stat. 779) is retained on authority of 49:106(g).
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49 U.S.C. § 44708
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102