### Question
What does secure area of an airport mean?


### Answer
**Secure area of an airport** has the following meaning in *49 U.S.C. § 44903*:

> the sterile area and the Secure Identification Display Area of an airport (as such terms are defined in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation to such section)

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 44903*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE VII-AVIATION PROGRAMS > PART A-AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY > subpart iii-safety > CHAPTER 449-SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER I-REQUIREMENTS**

