14 CFR § 139.3 - Delegation of authority.

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title: "14 CFR § 139.3 - Delegation of authority."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "139.3"
section_name: "Delegation of 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"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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."
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# 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.