What does the FAA have control over?

Major responsibilities: Modernize, operate and maintain the National Airspace System. Regulate civil aviation. Develop and carry out programs to control aircraft noise and other environmental effects of civil aviation. Regulate U.S. commercial space transportation.



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We issue and enforce regulations and minimum standards covering manufacturing, operating, and maintaining aircraft. We certify airmen and airports that serve air carriers. The safe and efficient use of navigable airspace is one of our primary objectives.

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Our Activities
  • Safety Regulation. ...
  • Airspace and Air Traffic Management. ...
  • Air Navigation Facilities. ...
  • Civil Aviation Abroad. ...
  • Commercial Space Transportation. ...
  • Research, Engineering, and Development. ...
  • Other Programs. ...
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Federal law provides that the United States government has exclusive sovereignty of airspace of the United States; the FAA makes the plans and policy for the use of the navigable airspace; and any citizen has a public right of transit through the navigable airspace.

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Compliance and Enforcement The FAA will continue to use legal enforcement actions (such as certificate suspensions and civil penalties) when needed.

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However, FAA does not govern military aircraft. The military has their own rules and regulations, but the military follows FAA regulations when flying in National Airspace.

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The Subcommittee on Aviation has jurisdiction over all aspects of civil aviation, including safety, infrastructure, labor, commerce, and international issues. All programs of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), except for research activities, are within the purview of the Subcommittee.

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