14 CFR § 139.105 - Inspection authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s139.105"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "14 CFR § 139.105 - Inspection authority."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "139.105"
section_name: "Inspection authority."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "AIR CARRIERS AND OPERATORS FOR COMPENSATION OR HIRE: CERTIFICATION AND OPERATIONS"
part_number: "139"
part_name: "CERTIFICATION OF AIRPORTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44706, 44709, 44719, 47175."
regulatory_source: "Docket FAA-2000-7479, 69 FR 6424, Feb. 10, 2004, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "139"
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# 139.105 Inspection authority.

Each applicant for, or holder of, an Airport Operating Certificate must allow the Administrator to make any inspections, including unannounced inspections, or tests to determine compliance with 49 U.S.C. 44706 and the requirements of this part.