### Question
What does covered facility mean?


### Answer
**Covered facility** has the following meaning in *49 U.S.C. § 44506*:

> a radar facility with at least 1,000,000 operations annually that is located in a metropolitan statistical area (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget) with a population estimate by the Bureau of the Census of more than 15,000,000 (as of July 1, 2016)

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 44506*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE VII-AVIATION PROGRAMS > PART A-AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY > subpart iii-safety > CHAPTER 445-FACILITIES, PERSONNEL, AND RESEARCH**

