14 CFR § 139.109 - Duration of certificate.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s139.109"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "14 CFR § 139.109 - Duration of certificate."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "139.109"
section_name: "Duration of certificate."
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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# 139.109 Duration of certificate.

An Airport Operating Certificate issued under this part is effective until the certificate holder surrenders it or the certificate is suspended or revoked by the Administrator.