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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 93.129 

(2) [Reserved] 
(3) The allocation of 37 IFR reserva-

tions per hour for air carriers except 
commuters at Washington National 
Airport does not include charter 
flights, or other nonscheduled flights of 
scheduled or supplemental air carriers. 
These flights may be conducted with-
out regard to the limitation of 37 IFR 
reservations per hour. 

(4) The allocation of IFR reservations 

for air carriers except commuters at 
LaGuardia, Newark, O’Hare, and Wash-
ington National Airports does not in-
clude extra sections of scheduled 
flights. The allocation of IFR reserva-
tions for scheduled commuters at 
Washington National Airport does not 
include extra sections of scheduled 
flights. These flights may be conducted 
without regard to the limitation upon 
the hourly IFR reservations at those 
airports. 

(5) Any reservation allocated to, but 

not taken by, air carrier operations 
(except commuters) is available for a 
scheduled commuter operation. 

(6) Any reservation allocated to, but 

not taken by, air carrier operations 
(except commuters) or scheduled com-
muter operations is available for other 
operations. 

(c) For purposes of this subpart— 
(1) The number of operations allo-

cated to 

air carriers except commuters, as 

used in paragraph (a) of this section re-
fers to the number of operations con-
ducted by air carriers with turboprop 
and reciprocating engine aircraft hav-
ing a certificated maximum passenger 
seating capacity of 75 or more or with 
turbojet powered aircraft having a cer-
tificated maximum passenger seating 
capacity of 56 or more, or, if used for 
cargo service in air transportation, 
with any aircraft having a maximum 
payload capacity of 18,000 pounds or 
more. 

(2) The number of operations allo-

cated to scheduled commuters, as used 
in paragraph (a) of this section, refers 
to the number of operations conducted 
by air carriers with turboprop and re-
ciprocating engine aircraft having a 
certificated maximum passenger seat-
ing capacity of less than 75 or by tur-
bojet aircraft having a certificated 
maximum passenger seating capacity 
of less than 56, or if used for cargo serv-

ice in air transportation, with any air-
craft having a maximum payload ca-
pacity of less than 18,000 pounds. For 
purposes of aircraft operations at Ron-
ald Reagan Washington National Air-
port, the term ‘‘commuters’’ means 
aircraft operations using aircraft hav-
ing a certificated maximum seating ca-
pacity of 76 or less. 

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of 

paragraph (c)(2) of this section, a lim-
ited number of operations allocated for 
‘‘scheduled commuters’’ under para-
graph (a) of this section may be con-
ducted with aircraft described in 
§ 93.221(e) of this part pursuant to the 
requirements of § 93.221(e). 

[Doc. No. 9113, 34 FR 2603, Feb. 26, 1969, as 
amended by Amdt. 93–37, 45 FR 62408, Sept. 
18, 1980; Amdt. 93–44, 46 FR 58048, Nov. 27, 
1981; Amdt. 93–46, 49 FR 8244, Mar. 6, 1984; 
Amdt. 93–57, 54 FR 34906, Aug. 22, 1989; 54 FR 
37303, Sept. 8, 1989; Amdt. 93–59, 54 FR 39843, 
Sept. 28, 1989; Amdt. 93–62, 56 FR 41207, Aug. 
19, 1991; Amdt. 93–78, 64 FR 53564, Oct. 1, 1999; 
Amdt. 93–84, 70 FR 29063, May 19, 2005] 

§ 93.125

Arrival or departure reserva-

tion. 

Except between 12 Midnight and 6 

a.m. local time, no person may operate 
an aircraft to or from an airport des-
ignated as a high density traffic air-
port unless he has received, for that op-
eration, an arrival or departure res-
ervation from ATC. 

[Doc. No. 9974, 37 FR 22794, Oct. 25, 1972] 

§ 93.129

Additional operations. 

(a) 

IFR.  The operator of an aircraft 

may take off or land the aircraft under 
IFR at a designated high density traf-
fic airport without regard to the max-
imum number of operations allocated 
for that airport if the operation is not 
a scheduled operation to or from a high 
density airport and he obtains a depar-
ture or arrival reservation, as appro-
priate, from ATC. The reservation is 
granted by ATC whenever the aircraft 
may be accommodated without signifi-
cant additional delay to the operations 
allocated for the airport for which the 
reservations is requested. 

(b) 

VFR.  The operator of an aircraft 

may take off and land the aircraft 
under VFR at a designated high den-
sity traffic airport without regard to 

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§ 93.130 

the maximum number of operations al-
located for that airport if the operation 
is not a scheduled operation to or from 
a high density airport and he obtains a 
departure or arrival reservation, as ap-
propriate, from ATC. The reservation 
is granted by ATC whenever the air-
craft may be accommodated without 
significant additional delay to the op-
erations allocated for the airport for 
which the reservation is requested and 
the ceiling reported at the airport is at 
least 1,000 feet and the ground visi-
bility reported at the airport is at least 
3 miles. 

(c) For the purpose of this section a 

scheduled operation to or from the high 
density airport is any operation regu-
larly conducted by an air carrier or 
commuter between a high density air-
port and another point regularly served 
by that operator unless the service is 
conducted pursuant to irregular char-
ter or hiring of aircraft or is a nonpas-
senger flight. 

(d) An aircraft operator must obtain 

an IFR reservation in accordance with 
procedures established by the Adminis-
trator. For IFR flights to or from a 
high density airport, reservations for 
takeoff and arrival shall be obtained 
prior to takeoff. 

[Doc. No. 9113, 34 FR 2603, Feb. 26, 1969, as 
amended by Amdt. 93–25, 37 FR 22794, Oct. 25, 
1972; Amdt. 93–44, 46 FR 58049, Nov. 27, 1981; 
Amdt. 93–46, 49 FR 8244, Mar. 6, 1984] 

§ 93.130

Suspension of allocations. 

The Administrator may suspend the 

effectiveness of any allocation pre-
scribed in § 93.123 and the reservation 
requirements prescribed in § 93.125 if he 
finds such action to be consistent with 
the efficient use of the airspace. Such 
suspension may be terminated when-
ever the Administrator determines 
that such action is necessary for the ef-
ficient use of the airspace. 

[Doc. No. 9974, 35 FR 16592, Oct. 24, 1970, as 
amended by Amdt. 93–21, 35 FR 16636, Oct. 27, 
1970; Amdt. 93–27, 38 FR 29464, Oct. 25, 1973] 

§ 93.133

Exceptions. 

Except as provided in § 93.130, the pro-

visions of §§ 93.123 and 93.125 do not 
apply to— 

(a) The Newark Airport, Newark, NJ; 
(b) The Kennedy International Air-

port, New York, NY, except during the 

hours from 3 p.m. through 7:59 p.m., 
local time; and 

(c) O’Hare International Airport from 

9:15 p.m. to 6:44 a.m., local time. 

[Doc. No. 24471, 49 FR 8244, Mar. 6, 1984] 

Subpart L 

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Reserved

Subpart M—Ketchikan 

International Airport Traffic Rule 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. 14687, 41 FR 14879, Apr. 

8, 1976, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 93.151

Applicability. 

This subpart prescribes a special air 

traffic rule for aircraft conducting 
VFR operations in the vicinity of the 
Ketchikan International Airport or 
Ketchikan Harbor, Alaska. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2002–13235, 68 FR 9795, Feb. 28, 
2003] 

§ 93.152

Description of area. 

Within that airspace below 3,000 feet 

MSL within the lateral boundary of the 
surface area of the Ketchikan Class E 
airspace regardless of whether that air-
space is in effect. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2002–13235, 68 FR 9795, Feb. 28, 
2003] 

§ 93.153

Communications. 

(a) When the Ketchikan Flight Serv-

ice Station is in operation, no person 
may operate an aircraft within the air-
space specified in § 93.151, or taxi onto 
the runway at Ketchikan International 
Airport, unless that person has estab-
lished two-way radio communications 
with the Ketchikan Flight Service Sta-
tion for the purpose of receiving traffic 
advisories and continues to monitor 
the advisory frequency at all times 
while operating within the specified 
airspace. 

(b) When the Ketchikan Flight Serv-

ice Station is not in operation, no per-
son may operate an aircraft within the 
airspace specified in § 93.151, or taxi 
onto the runway at Ketchikan Inter-
national Airport, unless that person 
continuously monitors and commu-
nicates, as appropriate, on the des-
ignated common traffic advisory fre-
quency as follows: 

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