C.F.R. » Title 49 » CHAPTER XII—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER C—CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY › PART 1542—AIRPORT SECURITY › Subpart B—Airport Security Program

49 C.F.R. § 1542.101

General requirements

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(a) No person may operate an airport subject to § 1542.103 unless it adopts and carries out a security program that—

(1) Provides for the safety and security of persons and property on an aircraft operating in air transportation or intrastate air transportation against an act of criminal violence, aircraft piracy, and the introduction of an unauthorized weapon, explosive, or incendiary onto an aircraft;

(2) Is in writing and is signed by the airport operator;

(3) Includes the applicable items listed in § 1542.103;

(4) Includes an index organized in the same subject area sequence as § 1542.103; and

(5) Has been approved by TSA.

(b) Each airport operator subject to § 1542.103 must maintain one current and complete copy of its security program and provide a copy to TSA upon request.

(c) Each airport operator subject to § 1542.103 must—

(1) Restrict the distribution, disclosure, and availability of sensitive security information (SSI), as defined in part 1520 of this chapter, to persons with a need to know; and

(2) Refer all requests for SSI by other persons to TSA.

[67 FR 8355, Feb. 22, 2002, as amended at 71 FR 30509, May 26, 2006]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2021–2026 · leading case: Jonathan Corbett v. TSA, 19 F.4th 478 (D.C. Cir. 2021).
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Jonathan Corbett v. TSA, 19 F.4th 478 (D.C. Cir. 2021). “at 13 (quoting 49 C.F.R. § 1542.101 (a)(1)). Petitioner argues that directives aimed at preventing or mitigating the effects of COVID-19 involve only matters of public health, i.”
Spokane Airport Bd. v. TSA (D.C. Cir. 2026). · cites it 3× “” 49 C.F.R. § 1542.101 (a)(1). Once an airport security program has been approved by TSA, it may be amended upon approval of an airport operator’s request or by TSA through notice and comment procedures.”
City of Billings v. TSA (D.C. Cir. 2025). “” 49 C.F.R. § 1542.101 (a)(1); see also id.”
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