Title 51National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73not60

§40141 Aviation Data Requests

Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle IV— Aeronautics and Space Research and Education › Chapter 401— AERONAUTICS › Subchapter IV— DATA REQUESTS › § 40141

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator must give the FAA Administrator or the director of the Five Star Medallion Program satellite images and aerial photos of remote land the agency owns when asked, so pilots can use them for training and to fly safely over hard-to-navigate terrain.

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Title 51, §40141

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The Administrator shall make available upon request satellite imagery and aerial photography of remote terrain that the Administration owns at the time of the request to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration or the Director of the Five Star Medallion Program, to assist and train pilots in navigating challenging topographical features of such terrain.

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4014142 U.S.C. 16751.Pub. L. 109–155, title IV, § 441, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2927.

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51 U.S.C. § 40141

Title 51National and Commercial Space Programs

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60