Place of first landing.
19 C.F.R. § 122.33
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(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).
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-19.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026