About 120,000 operators of private aircraft arriving in United States submit documents each year, says Customs and Border Protection

CBP officials estimate that approximately 120,000 operators of private aircraft will arrive in the United States each year and present several documents to CBP inspectors for their review.

The number of arriving private aircraft has not changed from the preceding year, said CBP, in an official notice it published in the Federal Register on December 23.

The “commander” of a private aircraft arriving in the U.S. from outside the country must present a pilot certificate or license; a medical certificate; and a certificate of registration, also known as a “pink slip,” the CBP notice explains.

“The information on these documents is used by CBP officers as an essential part of the inspection process for private aircraft arriving from a foreign country,” the notice continues.

CBP estimated it will receive about 120,000 such submissions each year, which will take the aircraft operator an average of only one minute to supply.