Renewed Certificate Expiration Period
Verified from official sources14 CFR § 48.105Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026
In plain language
When you renew your registration, the new expiration date will be set exactly three years from the date your previous registration was scheduled to expire.
Requirement as structured
A renewed Certificate of Aircraft Registration expires three years from the expiration date of the previous certificate.
Original regulatory text
A certificate issued under this paragraph expires three years from the expiration date of the previous certificate.
Applies when
- country
- United States
- operation
- recreational
- aircraft type
- small_unmanned_aircraft
- regulatory area
- registration
- aircraft category
- small unmanned aircraft (under 55 lb)
- regulatory category
- General