(a) By whom. Entry shall be made by the aircraft commander or an agent.
(b) Place of entry -
(1) First landing at international airport. Entry shall be made at the international airport at which first landing is made.
(c) Delivery of forms. When the aircraft arrives, the aircraft commander or agent shall deliver any required forms to the Customs officer at the place of entry at once.
(d) Exception to entry requirement. An aircraft of a scheduled airline which stops only for refueling at the first place of arrival in the United States will not be required to enter provided:
(1) That such aircraft departs within 24 hours after arrival;
(2) No cargo, crew, or passengers are off-loaded; and
(3) Landing rights at that airport as either a regular or alternate landing place shall have been previously secured.
[T.D. 88-12, 53 FR 9292, Mar. 22, 1988, as amended by CBP Dec. 10-29, 75 FR 52452, Aug. 26, 2010; CBP Dec. 16-06, 81 FR 14953, Mar. 21, 2016]