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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 139.201 

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; 

(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 

I 

Class 

II 

Class 

III 

Class 

IV 

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

X 

X 

X X 

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

X 

X 

X 

X 

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

X 

X X X 

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 .........................................................................

X 

X 

X X 

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

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

X X X X 

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