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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 187.51 

public are prescribed exclusively in 49 
CFR part 7. Appendix A to this part 
prescribes the methodology for com-
putation of fees for certification serv-
ices performed outside the United 
States. Appendix C to this part pre-
scribes the methodology for computa-
tion of fees for production certifi-
cation-related services performed out-
side the United States. 

[Docket FAA–2015–3597, Amdt. 187–36, 81 FR 
85853, Nov. 29, 2016] 

§ 187.3 Definitions. 

For the purpose of this part: 

Great circle distance 

means the short-

est distance between two points on the 
surface of the Earth. 

Overflight 

means a flight through 

U.S.-controlled airspace that does not 
include a landing in or takeoff from the 
United States. 

Overflight through Enroute airspace 

means an overflight through U.S.-con-
trolled airspace where primarily radar- 
based air traffic services are provided. 

Overflight through Oceanic airspace 

means an overflight through U.S.-con-
trolled airspace where primarily proce-
dural air traffic services are provided. 

U.S.-controlled airspace 

means all air-

space over the territory of the United 
States, extending 12 nautical miles 
from the coastline of U.S. territory; 
any airspace delegated to the United 
States for U.S. control by other coun-
tries or under a regional air navigation 
agreement; or any international air-
space, or airspace of undetermined sov-
ereignty, for which the United States 
has accepted responsibility for pro-
viding air traffic control services. 

[Docket FAA–2015–3597, Amdt. 187–36, 81 FR 
85853, Nov. 29, 2016] 

§ 187.5 Duplicates of licenses. 

The fee for furnishing to a person en-

titled thereto a replacement, duplicate, 
or facsimile of a certificate or other 
document evidencing a license, for 
which a fee is not specifically provided 
elsewhere in this chapter, is $2. 

§ 187.7 Copies; seal. 

The fees for furnishing photostatic or 

similar copies of documents and for af-
fixation of the seal for a certification 

or validation are the same as those 
provided in subpart H of 49 CFR part 7. 

§ 187.15 Payment of fees. 

(a) The fees of this part are payable 

to the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion by check, money order, wire trans-
fers, draft, payable in U.S. currency 
and drawn on a U.S. bank, or by credit 
card payable in U.S. currency, prior to 
the provision of any service under this 
part. 

(b) Applicants for the FAA services 

provided under this part shall pay any 
bank processing charges on fees col-
lected under this part, when such 
charges are assessed on U.S. Govern-
ment. 

(c) Applicants for the FAA services 

described in Appendix A of this part 
shall pay bank processing charges, 
when such charges are assessed by 
banks on U.S. Government deposits. 

(d) The fees described in appendix B 

of this part are payable to the Federal 
Aviation Administration in U.S. cur-
rency. Remittance of fees of $1,000 or 
more are to be paid by electronic funds 
transfer. Remittance of amounts less 
than $1,000 may be paid by electronic 
funds transfer, check, money order, 
credit card, or draft. 

[Doc. No. 27809, 60 FR 19631, Apr. 19, 1995, as 
amended by Amdt. 187–7, 62 FR 13503, Mar. 20, 
1997; Amdt. 187–7, 62 FR 23295, Apr. 29, 1997; 
Amdt. 187–10, 62 FR 55703, Oct. 27, 1997; Amdt. 
187–7, 63 FR 40000, July 24, 1998; Amdt. 187–11, 
65 FR 36008, June 6, 2000; Amdt. 187–12, 66 FR 
43718, Aug. 20, 2001; Amdt. 187–4, 72 FR 18559, 
Apr. 12, 2007] 

§ 187.17 Failure by applicant to pay 

prescribed fees. 

If an applicant fails to pay fees 

agreed to under appendix C of this part, 
the FAA may suspend or deny any ap-
plication for service and may suspend 
or revoke any production certification- 
related approval granted. 

[Doc. No. 28967, 62 FR 55703, Oct. 27, 1997] 

§ 187.51 Applicability of overflight 

fees. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(c) or (d) of this section, any person 
who conducts an overflight through ei-
ther Enroute or Oceanic airspace must 
pay a fee as calculated in § 187.53. 

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§ 187.53 

(b) 

Services. 

Persons covered by para-

graph (a) of this section must pay a fee 
for the FAA’s rendering or providing of 
certain services, including but not lim-
ited to the following: 

(1) Air traffic management. 
(2) Communications. 
(3) Navigation. 
(4) Radar surveillance, including sep-

aration services. 

(5) Flight information services. 
(6) Procedural control. 
(7) Emergency services and training. 
(c) The FAA does not assess a fee for 

any military or civilian overflight op-
erated by the United States Govern-
ment or by any foreign government. 

(d) Fees for overflights through U.S.- 

controlled airspace covered by a writ-
ten FAA agreement or other binding 
arrangement are charged according to 
the terms of that agreement or ar-
rangement unless the terms are silent 
on fees. 

[Docket FAA–2015–3597, Amdt. 187–36, 81 FR 
85853, Nov. 29, 2016] 

§ 187.53 Calculation of overflight fees. 

(a) The FAA assesses a total fee that 

is the sum of the Enroute and Oceanic 
calculated fees. 

(1) 

Enroute fee. 

The Enroute fee is cal-

culated by multiplying the Enroute 
rate in paragraph (c) of this section by 
the total number of nautical miles 
flown through each segment of Enroute 
airspace divided by 100 (because the 
Enroute rate is expressed per 100 nau-
tical miles). 

(2) 

Oceanic fee. 

The Oceanic fee is cal-

culated by multiplying the Oceanic 
rate in paragraph (c) of this section by 
the total number of nautical miles 
flown through each segment of Oceanic 
airspace divided by 100 (because the 
Oceanic rate is expressed per 100 nau-
tical miles). 

(b) Distance flown through each seg-

ment of Enroute or Oceanic airspace is 
based on the great circle distance 
(GCD) from the point of entry into 
U.S.-controlled airspace to the point of 
exit from U.S.-controlled airspace 
based on FAA flight data. Where actual 
entry and exit points are not available, 
the FAA will use the best available 
flight data to calculate the entry and 
exit points. 

(c) The rate for each 100 nautical 

miles flown through Enroute or Oce-
anic airspace is: 

Time period 

Enroute rate 

Oceanic rate 

January 1, 2017 to January 

1, 2018 ...........................

58.45 

23.15 

January 1,2018 to January 

1, 2019 ...........................

60.07 

24.77 

January 1, 2019 and Be-

yond ...............................

61.75 

26.51 

(d) The formula for the total over-

flight fee is: 

Rij = E*DEij/100 + O*DOij/100 

Where: 

Rij = the total fee charged to aircraft flying 

between entry point i and exit point j. 

DEij = total distance flown through each 

segment of Enroute airspace between 
entry point i and exit point j. 

DOij = total distance flown through each 

segment of Oceanic airspace between 
entry point i and exit point j. 

E and O = the Enroute and Oceanic rates, re-

spectively, set forth in paragraph (c) of 
this section. 

(e) The FAA will review the rates de-

scribed in this section at least once 
every 2 years and will adjust them to 
reflect the current costs and volume of 
the services provided. 

[Docket FAA–2015–3597, Amdt. 187–36, 81 FR 
85853, Nov. 29, 2016] 

§ 187.55 Overflight fees billing and 

payment procedures. 

(a) The FAA will send an invoice to 

each user when fees are owed to the 
FAA. If the FAA cannot identify the 
user, then an invoice will be sent to the 
registered owner. Users will be billed at 
the address of record in the country 
where the aircraft is registered, unless 
a billing address is otherwise provided. 

(b) The FAA will send an invoice if 

the monthly (based on Universal Co-
ordinated Time) fees equal or exceed 
$400. 

(c) Payment must be made by one of 

the methods described in § 187.15(d). 

[Docket FAA–2015–3597, Amdt. 187–36, 81 FR 
85853, Nov. 29, 2016]