Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73not60

§47530 Nonapplication of Sections 47528(a)–(d) and 47529 to Aircraft Outside the 48 Contiguous States

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The rules in sections 47528(a)–(d) and 47529 do not apply to aircraft that are used only for flights outside the 48 contiguous States. A civil subsonic turbojet that weighs more than 75,000 pounds and was imported into a noncontiguous State, U.S. territory, or possession after November 4, 1990 may be used to provide air transportation in the 48 contiguous States only if it meets stage 3 noise levels.

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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 5, 2026

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