Denial of Late FRIA Renewal Requests
Verified from official sources14 CFR § 89.225Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026
In plain language
If the FRIA coordinator submits the renewal late, the FAA may deny it, meaning the FRIA will expire and you will no longer be able to fly there without Remote ID.
Requirement as structured
The FAA may deny FRIA renewal requests that are submitted less than 120 days before expiration or after the FRIA has expired.
Original regulatory text
The Administrator may deny requests submitted after that deadline or requests submitted after the expiration.
Applies when
- country
- United States
- operation
- Remote identification of unmanned aircraft
- regulatory area
- remote_id
- aircraft category
- unmanned aircraft required to be registered
- regulatory category
- General