A bill to provide for the certification by the Federal Aviation Administration of airports serving commuter air carriers, and for other purposes.

Amends Federal air transportation law to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an airport operating certificate for an airport that serves any scheduled passenger operation of an air carrier aircraft designed for more than nine passenger seats or any unscheduled passenger operation of an air carrier aircraft designed for more than 30 passenger seats. (Currently the mandate covers only an airport serving an air carrier operating aircraft designed for at least 31 passenger seats.)