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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 139.201 

(2) Information, views, or arguments 

provided under paragraph (b)(1) of this 
section shall include the following in-
formation pertaining to the airport for 
which the Airport Operating Certifi-
cate is held: 

(i) An itemized cost to comply with 

the requirement from which the ex-
emption is sought; 

(ii) Current staffing levels; 
(iii) The current annual financial re-

port, such as a single audit report or 
FAA Form 5100–127, Operating and Fi-
nancial Summary; 

(iv) Annual passenger enplanement 

data for the previous 12 calendar 
months; 

(v) The type and frequency of air car-

rier operations served; 

(vi) A history of air carrier service; 
(vii) Anticipated changes to air car-

rier service; 

(c) Each petition filed under this sec-

tion must be submitted in duplicate to 
the— 

(1) Regional Airports Division Man-

ager and 

(2) Federal Docket Management Sys-

tem, as specified under 14 CFR part 11. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2000–7479, 69 FR 6424, Feb. 10, 
2004; 72 FR 68475, Dec. 5, 2007] 

§ 139.113 Deviations. 

In emergency conditions requiring 

immediate action for the protection of 
life or property, the certificate holder 
may deviate from any requirement of 
subpart D of this part, or the Airport 
Certification Manual, to the extent re-
quired to meet that emergency. Each 
certificate holder who deviates from a 
requirement under this section must, 
within 14 days after the emergency, no-
tify the Regional Airports Division 
Manager of the nature, extent, and du-
ration of the deviation. When requested 
by the Regional Airports Division Man-
ager, the certificate holder must pro-
vide this notification in writing. 

§ 139.115 Falsification, reproduction, 

or alteration of applications, certifi-

cates, reports, or records. 

(a) No person shall make or cause to 

be made: 

(1) Any fraudulent or intentionally 

false statement on any application for 
a certificate or approval under this 
part. 

(2) Any fraudulent or intentionally 

false entry in any record or report that 
is required to be made, kept, or used to 
show compliance with any requirement 
under this part. 

(3) Any reproduction, for a fraudulent 

purpose, of any certificate or approval 
issued under this part. 

(4) Any alteration, for a fraudulent 

purpose, of any certificate or approval 
issued under this part. 

(b) The commission by any owner, 

operator, or other person acting on be-
half of a certificate holder of an act 
prohibited under paragraph (a) of this 
section is a basis for suspending or re-
voking any certificate or approval 
issued under this part and held by that 
certificate holder and any other certifi-
cate issued under this title and held by 
the person committing the act. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2010–0247, 78 FR 3316, Jan. 16, 
2013] 

Subpart C—Airport Certification 

Manual 

§ 139.201 General requirements. 

(a) No person may operate an airport 

subject to this part unless that person 
adopts and complies with an Airport 
Certification Manual, as required under 
this part, that— 

(1) Has been approved by the Admin-

istrator; 

(2) Contains only those items author-

ized by the Administrator; 

(3) Is in printed form and signed by 

the certificate holder acknowledging 
the certificate holder’s responsibility 
to operate the airport in compliance 
with the Airport Certification Manual 
approved by the Administrator; and 

(4) Is in a form that is easy to revise 

and organized in a manner helpful to 
the preparation, review, and approval 
processes, including a revision log. In 
addition, each page or attachment 
must include the date of the Adminis-
trator’s initial approval or approval of 
the latest revision. 

(b) Each holder of an Airport Oper-

ating Certificate must— 

(1) Keep its Airport Certification 

Manual current at all times; 

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§ 139.203 

(2) Maintain at least one complete 

and current copy of its approved Air-
port Certification Manual on the air-
port, which will be available for inspec-
tion by the Administrator; and 

(3) Furnish the applicable portions of 

the approved Airport Certification 
Manual to airport personnel respon-
sible for its implementation. 

(c) Each certificate holder must en-

sure that the Regional Airports Divi-
sion Manager is provided a complete 
copy of its most current approved Air-
port Certification Manual, as specified 
under paragraph (b)(2) of this section, 
including any amendments approved 
under § 139.205. 

(d) FAA Advisory Circulars contain 

methods and procedures for the devel-
opment of Airport Certification Manu-

als that are acceptable to the Adminis-
trator. 

§ 139.203 Contents of Airport Certifi-

cation Manual. 

(a) Except as otherwise authorized by 

the Administrator, each certificate 
holder must include in the Airport Cer-
tification Manual a description of oper-
ating procedures, facilities and equip-
ment, responsibility assignments, and 
any other information needed by per-
sonnel concerned with operating the 
airport in order to comply with appli-
cable provisions of subpart D of this 
part and paragraph (b) of this section. 

(b) Except as otherwise authorized by 

the Administrator, the certificate 
holder must include in the Airport Cer-
tification Manual the following ele-
ments, as appropriate for its class: 

R

EQUIRED

A

IRPORT

C

ERTIFICATION

M

ANUAL

E

LEMENTS

 

Manual elements 

Airport certificate class 

Class 

Class 

II 

Class 

III 

Class 

IV 

1. Lines of succession of airport operational responsibility ..............................................................

2. Each current exemption issued to the airport from the requirements of this part .......................

3. Any limitations imposed by the Administrator ..............................................................................

4. A grid map or other means of identifying locations and terrain features on and around the air-

port that are significant to emergency operations .........................................................................

5. The location of each obstruction required to be lighted or marked within the airport’s area of 

authority .........................................................................................................................................

6. A description of each movement area available for air carriers and its safety areas, and each 

road described in § 139.319(k) that serves it ................................................................................

7. Procedures for avoidance of interruption or failure during construction work of utilities serving 

facilities or NAVAIDS that support air carrier operations ..............................................................

8. A description of the system for maintaining records, as required under § 139.301 ....................

9. A description of personnel training, as required under § 139.303 ...............................................

10. Procedures for maintaining the paved areas, as required under § 139.305 ..............................

11. Procedures for maintaining the unpaved areas, as required under § 139.307 ..........................

12. Procedures for maintaining the safety areas, as required under § 139.309 ..............................

13. A plan showing the runway and taxiway identification system, including the location and in-

scription of signs, runway markings, and holding position markings, as required under 
§ 139.311 .......................................................................................................................................

14. A description of, and procedures for maintaining, the marking, signs, and lighting systems, 

as required under § 139.311 .........................................................................................................

15. A snow and ice control plan, as required under § 139.313 ........................................................

16. A description of the facilities, equipment, personnel, and procedures for meeting the aircraft 

rescue and firefighting requirements, in accordance with §§ 139.315, 139.317 and 139.319 .....

17. A description of any approved exemption to aircraft rescue and firefighting requirements, as 

authorized under § 139.111 ...........................................................................................................

18. Procedures for protecting persons and property during the storing, dispensing, and handling 

of fuel and other hazardous substances and materials, as required under § 139.321 ................

19. A description of, and procedures for maintaining, the traffic and wind direction indicators, as 

required under § 139.323 ..............................................................................................................

20. An emergency plan as required under § 139.325 ......................................................................

21. Procedures for conducting the self-inspection program, as required under § 139.327 .............

22. Procedures for controlling pedestrians and ground vehicles in movement areas and safety 

areas, as required under § 139.329 ..............................................................................................

23. Procedures for obstruction removal, marking, or lighting, as required under § 139.331 ...........

24. Procedures for protection of NAVAIDS, as required under § 139.333 .......................................

25. A description of public protection, as required under § 139.335 ................................................

26. Procedures for wildlife hazard management, as required under § 139.337 ..............................

27. Procedures for airport condition reporting, as required under § 139.339 ..................................

28. Procedures for identifying, marking, and lighting construction and other unserviceable areas, 

as required under § 139.341 .........................................................................................................