49 USC § 49109 - Nonstop flights

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identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s49109"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "49 USC § 49109 - Nonstop flights"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "49109"
section_name: "Nonstop flights"
chapter_number: 491
chapter_name: "METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "PUBLIC AIRPORTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 105–102, § 2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2213; amended Pub. L. 105–154, § 2(a)(1)(D), Feb. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3.)"
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# § 49109. Nonstop flights

An air carrier may not operate an aircraft nonstop in air transportation between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and another airport that is more than 1,250 statute miles away from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 105–102, § 2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2213; amended Pub. L. 105–154, § 2(a)(1)(D), Feb. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 49109 | (uncodified). | Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L. 99–500, title VI, § 6012, 100 Stat. 1783–385. |
|  |  | Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L. 99–591, title VI, § 6012, 100 Stat. 3341–388. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1998— substituted “Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport” for “Washington National Airport” in two places.