Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 09, 2026

Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space last revised: Dec 19, 2026
§ 139.3 - Delegation of authority.

The authority of the Administrator to issue, deny, and revoke Airport Operating Certificates is delegated to the Associate Administrator for Airports, Director of Airport Safety and Standards, and Regional Airports Division Managers.

authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44706, 44709, 44719, 47175
source: Docket FAA-2000-7479, 69 FR 6424, Feb. 10, 2004, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 14 CFR 139.3