### Question
How is the term nonhub airport defined?


### Answer
The term **nonhub airport** is defined in *49 U.S.C. § 41762* as the following:

> an airport that each year has less than .05 percent of the total annual boardings in the United States

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 41762*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE VII-AVIATION PROGRAMS > PART A-AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY > subpart ii-economic regulation > CHAPTER 417-OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS > SUBCHAPTER III-REGIONAL AIR SERVICE INCENTIVE PROGRAM**

