### Question
How does AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT define covered airport?


### Answer
Under *49 U.S.C. § 47106*, **covered airport** is defined as:

> a commercial service airport—


(A) that has more than .25 percent of the total number of passenger boardings each year at all such airports

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 47106*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE VII-AVIATION PROGRAMS > PART B-AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE > CHAPTER 471-AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT > SUBCHAPTER I-AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT**

