Intrastate Air Transportation is defined as the carriage by aircraft of more than 12,500 pounds maximum certificated takeoff weight wholly within the same state.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only for mail transport
• D. Only for helicopter operations

Answer: (A)

Intrastate air transportation means moving people or property entirely within the borders of a single state. In the context of this question, it’s tied to operations conducted with aircraft that have a maximum certificated takeoff weight over 12,500 pounds. That weight threshold helps distinguish certain regulatory categories, but the key point is that the flight stays within one state. So a flight that remains in the same state and uses a large aircraft meets this definition. It isn’t about mail versus passenger service or about helicopter operations—the defining feature here is staying in one state, with the larger aircraft weight being the specific condition noted.