CFR > Title 19 - Customs Duties > CHAPTER I—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY > PART 122—AIR COMMERCE REGULATIONS > SUBPART D—Landing Requirements (§122.31 to §122.38) > 122.33—Place of first landing.

122.33—Place of first landing.

(a) The first landing of an aircraft entering the United States from a foreign area will be:
(1) At a designated international airport (see § 122.13 ), provided that permission to land has not been denied pursuant to § 122.12(c) ;
(2) At a landing rights airport if permission to land has been granted (see § 122.14 ); or
(3) At a designated user fee airport if permission to land has been granted (see § 122.15 ).
(b) Permission to land at a landing rights airport or user fee airport is not required for an emergency or forced landing (see § 122.35 ).

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[T.D. 92-90, 57 FR 43397, Sept. 21, 1992, as amended by CBP Dec. 03-32, 68 FR 68170, Dec. 5, 2003]