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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 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]