Registration Fee Payment Method
Verified from official sources14 CFR § 48.30Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026
In plain language
You must pay your registration or renewal fee online through the FAA's web-based registration system, unless the FAA specifies another method.
Requirement as structured
Each application for and renewal of a Certificate of Aircraft Registration must be accompanied by the applicable fee paid to the FAA through the web-based aircraft registration system, or in another manner if prescribed by the Administrator.
Original regulatory text
Each application for and renewal of a Certificate of Aircraft Registration must be accompanied by the fee described in paragraphs (a) and (b), as applicable, paid to the Federal Aviation Administration through the web-based aircraft registration system, or in another manner if prescribed by the Administrator.
Applies when
- country
- United States
- operation
- Registration and marking of small unmanned aircraft
- regulatory area
- registration
- aircraft category
- small unmanned aircraft (under 55 lb)
- regulatory category
- General