FAA flight rules — the most-cited federal layer in the flying-ops corpus. 262 sections, full current text (eCFR edition 2026-07-09), each cross-linked to the AF pubs that cite it.
| Section | Title | AF citations |
|---|---|---|
| 91.1 | Applicability. | — |
| 91.3 | Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command. | 21 × 3 pubs |
| 91.5 | Pilot in command of aircraft requiring more than one required pilot. | — |
| 91.7 | Civil aircraft airworthiness. | — |
| 91.9 | Civil aircraft flight manual, marking, and placard requirements. | — |
| 91.11 | Prohibition on interference with crewmembers. | — |
| 91.13 | Careless or reckless operation. | 10 × 2 pubs |
| 91.15 | Dropping objects. | — |
| 91.17 | Alcohol or drugs. | — |
| 91.19 | Carriage of narcotic drugs, marihuana, and depressant or stimulant drugs or substances. | — |
| 91.21 | Portable electronic devices. | — |
| 91.23 | Truth-in-leasing clause requirement in leases and conditional sales contracts. | — |
| 91.25 | Aviation Safety Reporting Program: Prohibition against use of reports for enforcement purposes. | — |
| 91.101 | Applicability. | — |
| 91.103 | Preflight action. | — |
| 91.105 | Flight crewmembers at stations. | 11 × 3 pubs |
| 91.107 | Use of safety belts, shoulder harnesses, and child restraint systems. | — |
| 91.108 | Use of supplemental restraint systems. | — |
| 91.109 | Flight instruction; Simulated instrument flight and certain flight tests. | 10 × 2 pubs |
| 91.111 | Operating near other aircraft. | 20 × 2 pubs |
| 91.113 | Right-of-way rules: Except water operations. | 22 × 3 pubs |
| 91.115 | Right-of-way rules: Water operations. | — |
| 91.117 | Aircraft speed. | 37 × 3 pubs |
| 91.119 | Minimum safe altitudes: General. | 31 × 3 pubs |
| 91.121 | Altimeter settings. | — |
| 91.123 | Compliance with ATC clearances and instructions. | 30 × 2 pubs |
| 91.125 | ATC light signals. | — |
| 91.126 | Operating on or in the vicinity of an airport in Class G airspace. | 20 × 2 pubs |
| 91.127 | Operating on or in the vicinity of an airport in Class E airspace. | — |
| 91.129 | Operations in Class D airspace. | — |
| 91.130 | Operations in Class C airspace. | — |
| 91.131 | Operations in Class B airspace. | — |
| 91.133 | Restricted and prohibited areas. | — |
| 91.135 | Operations in Class A airspace. | — |
| 91.137 | Temporary flight restrictions in the vicinity of disaster/hazard areas. | 20 × 2 pubs |
| 91.138 | Temporary flight restrictions in national disaster areas in the State of Hawaii. | 10 × 2 pubs |
| 91.139 | Emergency air traffic rules. | — |
| 91.141 | Flight restrictions in the proximity of the Presidential and other parties. | — |
| 91.143 | Flight limitation in the proximity of space flight operations. | — |
| 91.144 | Temporary restriction on flight operations during abnormally high barometric pressure conditions. | — |
| 91.145 | Management of aircraft operations in the vicinity of aerial demonstrations and major sporting events. | 10 × 2 pubs |
| 91.146 | Passenger-carrying flights for the benefit of a charitable, nonprofit, or community event. | — |
| 91.147 | Passenger-carrying flights for compensation or hire. | — |
| 91.151 | Fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions. | — |
| 91.153 | VFR flight plan: Information required. | 10 × 2 pubs |
| 91.155 | Basic VFR weather minimums. | 30 × 2 pubs |
| 91.157 | Special VFR weather minimums. | 10 × 2 pubs |
| 91.159 | VFR cruising altitude or flight level. | 20 × 2 pubs |
| 91.161 | Special awareness training required for pilots flying under visual flight rules within a 60-nautical mile radius of the Washington, DC VOR/DME. | — |
| 91.167 | Fuel requirements for flight in IFR conditions. | — |
| 91.169 | IFR flight plan: Information required. | 60 × 2 pubs |
| 91.171 | VOR equipment check for IFR operations. | — |
| 91.173 | ATC clearance and flight plan required. | 10 × 2 pubs |
| 91.175 | Takeoff and landing under IFR. | 40 × 2 pubs |
| 91.176 | Straight-in landing operations below DA/DH or MDA using an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) under IFR. | — |
| 91.177 | Minimum altitudes for IFR operations. | 10 × 2 pubs |
| 91.179 | IFR cruising altitude or flight level. | — |
| 91.180 | Operations within airspace designated as Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum airspace. | 10 × 2 pubs |
| 91.181 | Course to be flown. | — |
| 91.183 | IFR communications. | — |
| 91.185 | IFR operations: Two-way radio communications failure. | — |
| 91.187 | Operation under IFR in controlled airspace: Malfunction reports. | 10 × 2 pubs |
| 91.189 | Category II and III operations: General operating rules. | — |
| 91.191 | Category II and Category III manual. | — |
| 91.193 | Certificate of authorization for certain Category II operations. | — |
| 91.203 | Civil aircraft: Certifications required. | — |
| 91.205 | Powered civil aircraft with standard U.S. airworthiness certificates: Instrument and equipment requirements. | — |
| 91.207 | Emergency locator transmitters. | — |
| 91.209 | Aircraft lights. | 10 × 2 pubs |
| 91.211 | Supplemental oxygen. | — |
| 91.213 | Inoperative instruments and equipment. | — |
| 91.215 | ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment and use. | 10 × 2 pubs |
| 91.217 | Data correspondence between automatically reported pressure altitude data and the pilot's altitude reference. | — |
| 91.219 | Altitude alerting system or device: Turbojet-powered civil airplanes. | — |
| 91.221 | Traffic alert and collision avoidance system equipment and use. | — |
| 91.223 | Terrain awareness and warning system. | 10 × 2 pubs |
| 91.225 | Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment and use. | 31 × 3 pubs |
| 91.227 | Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment performance requirements. | 21 × 3 pubs |
| 91.303 | Aerobatic flight. | 11 × 3 pubs |
| 91.305 | Flight test areas. | — |
| 91.307 | Parachutes and parachuting. | — |
| 91.309 | Towing: Gliders and unpowered ultralight vehicles. | — |
| 91.311 | Towing: Other than under § 91.309. | — |
| 91.313 | Restricted category civil aircraft: Operating limitations. | — |
| 91.315 | Limited category civil aircraft: Operating limitations. | — |
| 91.317 | Provisionally certificated civil aircraft: Operating limitations. | — |
| 91.319 | Aircraft having experimental certificates: Operating limitations. | — |
| 91.321 | Carriage of candidates in elections. | — |
| 91.323 | Increased maximum certificated weights for certain airplanes operated in Alaska. | — |
| 91.325 | Primary category aircraft: Operating limitations. | — |
| 91.326 | Exception to operating certain aircraft for the purposes of flight training, flightcrew member checking, or flightcrew member testing. | — |
| 91.327 | Aircraft issued a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category: Operating limitations. | — |
| 91.331 | xxx | — |
| 91.401 | Applicability. | — |
| 91.403 | General. | — |
| 91.405 | Maintenance required. | — |
| 91.407 | Operation after maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration. | — |
| 91.409 | Inspections. | 2 × 2 pubs |
| 91.411 | Altimeter system and altitude reporting equipment tests and inspections. | — |
| 91.413 | ATC transponder tests and inspections. | — |
| 91.415 | Changes to aircraft inspection programs. | — |
| 91.417 | Maintenance records. | — |
| 91.419 | Transfer of maintenance records. | — |
| 91.421 | Rebuilt engine maintenance records. | — |
| 91.501 | Applicability. | — |
| 91.503 | Flying equipment and operating information. | — |
| 91.505 | Familiarity with operating limitations and emergency equipment. | — |
| 91.507 | Equipment requirements: Over-the-top or night VFR operations. | — |
| 91.509 | Survival equipment for overwater operations. | — |
| 91.511 | Communication and navigation equipment for overwater operations. | — |
| 91.513 | Emergency equipment. | — |
| 91.515 | Flight altitude rules. | — |
| 91.517 | Passenger information. | — |
| 91.519 | Passenger briefing. | 10 × 2 pubs |
| 91.521 | Shoulder harness. | — |
| 91.523 | Carry-on baggage. | — |
| 91.525 | Carriage of cargo. | — |
| 91.527 | Operating in icing conditions. | — |
| 91.529 | Flight engineer requirements. | — |
| 91.531 | Second in command requirements. | — |
| 91.533 | Flight attendant requirements. | — |
| 91.535 | Stowage of food, beverage, and passenger service equipment during aircraft movement on the surface, takeoff, and landing. | — |
| 91.601 | Applicability. | — |
| 91.603 | Aural speed warning device. | — |
| 91.605 | Transport category civil airplane weight limitations. | — |
| 91.607 | Emergency exits for airplanes carrying passengers for hire. | — |
| 91.609 | Flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders. | — |
| 91.611 | Authorization for ferry flight with one engine inoperative. | — |
| 91.613 | Materials for compartment interiors. | — |
| 91.701 | Applicability. | — |
| 91.702 | Persons on board. | — |
| 91.703 | Operations of civil aircraft of U.S. registry outside of the United States. | — |
| 91.706 | Operations within airspace designed as Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum Airspace. | 10 × 2 pubs |
| 91.707 | Flights between Mexico or Canada and the United States. | — |
| 91.709 | Operations to Cuba. | — |
| 91.711 | Special rules for foreign civil aircraft. | — |
| 91.713 | Operation of civil aircraft of Cuban registry. | — |
| 91.715 | Special flight authorizations for foreign civil aircraft. | — |
| 91.801 | Applicability: Relation to part 36. | — |
| 91.803 | Part 125 operators: Designation of applicable regulations. | — |
| 91.805 | Final compliance: Subsonic airplanes. | — |
| 91.815 | Agricultural and fire fighting airplanes: Noise operating limitations. | — |
| 91.817 | Civil aircraft sonic boom. | — |
| 91.818 | Special flight authorization to exceed Mach 1. | — |
| 91.819 | Civil supersonic airplanes that do not comply with part 36. | — |
| 91.821 | Civil supersonic airplanes: Noise limits. | — |
| 91.851 | Definitions. | — |
| 91.853 | Final compliance: Civil subsonic airplanes. | — |
| 91.855 | Entry and nonaddition rule. | — |
| 91.857 | Stage 2 operations outside of the 48 contiguous United States. | — |
| 91.858 | Special flight authorizations for non-revenue Stage 2 operations. | — |
| 91.859 | Modification to meet Stage 3, Stage 4, or Stage 5 noise levels. | — |
| 91.861 | Base level. | — |
| 91.863 | Transfers of Stage 2 airplanes with base level. | — |
| 91.865 | Phased compliance for operators with base level. | — |
| 91.867 | Phased compliance for new entrants. | — |
| 91.869 | Carry-forward compliance. | — |
| 91.871 | Waivers from interim compliance requirements. | — |
| 91.873 | Waivers from final compliance. | — |
| 91.875 | Annual progress reports. | — |
| 91.877 | Annual reporting of Hawaiian operations. | — |
| 91.881 | Final compliance: Civil subsonic jet airplanes weighing 75,000 pounds or less. | — |
| 91.883 | Special flight authorizations for jet airplanes weighing 75,000 pounds or less. | — |
| 91.903 | Policy and procedures. | — |
| 91.905 | List of rules subject to waivers. | — |
| 91.1001 | Applicability. | — |
| 91.1002 | Compliance date. | — |
| 91.1003 | Management contract between owner and program manager. | — |
| 91.1005 | Prohibitions and limitations. | — |
| 91.1007 | Flights conducted under part 121 or part 135 of this chapter. | — |
| 91.1009 | Clarification of operational control. | — |
| 91.1011 | Operational control responsibilities and delegation. | — |
| 91.1013 | Operational control briefing and acknowledgment. | — |
| 91.1014 | Issuing or denying management specifications. | — |
| 91.1015 | Management specifications. | — |
| 91.1017 | Amending program manager's management specifications. | — |
| 91.1019 | Conducting tests and inspections. | — |
| 91.1021 | Internal safety reporting and incident/accident response. | — |
| 91.1023 | Program operating manual requirements. | — |
| 91.1025 | Program operating manual contents. | — |
| 91.1027 | Recordkeeping. | — |
| 91.1029 | Flight scheduling and locating requirements. | — |
| 91.1031 | Pilot in command or second in command: Designation required. | — |
| 91.1033 | Operating information required. | — |
| 91.1035 | Passenger awareness. | — |
| 91.1037 | Large transport category airplanes: Turbine engine powered; Limitations; Destination and alternate airports. | — |
| 91.1039 | IFR takeoff, approach and landing minimums. | — |
| 91.1041 | Aircraft proving and validation tests. | — |
| 91.1045 | Additional equipment requirements. | — |
| 91.1047 | Drug and alcohol misuse education program. | — |
| 91.1049 | Personnel. | — |
| 91.1050 | Employment of former FAA employees. | — |
| 91.1053 | Crewmember experience. | — |
| 91.1055 | Pilot operating limitations and pairing requirement. | — |
| 91.1057 | Flight, duty and rest time requirements: All crewmembers. | — |
| 91.1059 | Flight time limitations and rest requirements: One or two pilot crews. | — |
| 91.1061 | Augmented flight crews. | — |
| 91.1062 | Duty periods and rest requirements: Flight attendants. | — |
| 91.1063 | Testing and training: Applicability and terms used. | — |
| 91.1065 | Initial and recurrent pilot testing requirements. | — |
| 91.1067 | Initial and recurrent flight attendant crewmember testing requirements. | — |
| 91.1069 | Flight crew: Instrument proficiency check requirements. | — |
| 91.1071 | Crewmember: Tests and checks, grace provisions, training to accepted standards. | — |
| 91.1073 | Training program: General. | — |
| 91.1075 | Training program: Special rules. | — |
| 91.1077 | Training program and revision: Initial and final approval. | — |
| 91.1079 | Training program: Curriculum. | — |
| 91.1081 | Crewmember training requirements. | — |
| 91.1083 | Crewmember emergency training. | — |
| 91.1085 | Hazardous materials recognition training. | — |
| 91.1087 | Approval of aircraft simulators and other training devices. | — |
| 91.1089 | Qualifications: Check pilots (aircraft) and check pilots (simulator). | — |
| 91.1091 | Qualifications: Flight instructors (aircraft) and flight instructors (simulator). | — |
| 91.1093 | Initial and transition training and checking: Check pilots (aircraft), check pilots (simulator). | — |
| 91.1095 | Initial and transition training and checking: Flight instructors (aircraft), flight instructors (simulator). | — |
| 91.1097 | Pilot and flight attendant crewmember training programs. | — |
| 91.1099 | Crewmember initial and recurrent training requirements. | — |
| 91.1101 | Pilots: Initial, transition, and upgrade ground training. | — |
| 91.1103 | Pilots: Initial, transition, upgrade, requalification, and differences flight training. | — |
| 91.1105 | Flight attendants: Initial and transition ground training. | — |
| 91.1107 | Recurrent training. | — |
| 91.1109 | Aircraft maintenance: Inspection program. | — |
| 91.1111 | Maintenance training. | — |
| 91.1113 | Maintenance recordkeeping. | — |
| 91.1115 | Inoperable instruments and equipment. | — |
| 91.1411 | Continuous airworthiness maintenance program use by fractional ownership program manager. | — |
| 91.1413 | CAMP: Responsibility for airworthiness. | — |
| 91.1415 | CAMP: Mechanical reliability reports. | — |
| 91.1417 | CAMP: Mechanical interruption summary report. | — |
| 91.1423 | CAMP: Maintenance organization. | — |
| 91.1425 | CAMP: Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration programs. | — |
| 91.1427 | CAMP: Manual requirements. | — |
| 91.1429 | CAMP: Required inspection personnel. | — |
| 91.1431 | CAMP: Continuing analysis and surveillance. | — |
| 91.1433 | CAMP: Maintenance and preventive maintenance training program. | — |
| 91.1435 | CAMP: Certificate requirements. | — |
| 91.1437 | CAMP: Authority to perform and approve maintenance. | — |
| 91.1439 | CAMP: Maintenance recording requirements. | — |
| 91.1441 | CAMP: Transfer of maintenance records. | — |
| 91.1443 | CAMP: Airworthiness release or aircraft maintenance log entry. | — |
| 91.1501 | Purpose and definition. | — |
| 91.1505 | Repairs assessment for pressurized fuselages. | — |
| 91.1507 | Fuel tank system inspection program. | — |
| 91.1603 | Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 112—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Territory and Airspace of Libya. | — |
| 91.1605 | Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 77—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Baghdad Flight Information Region (FIR) (ORBB). | — |
| 91.1609 | Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 114—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Damascus Flight Information Region (FIR) (OSTT). | — |
| 91.1611 | Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 115—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in Specified Areas of the Sanaa Flight Information Region (FIR) (OYSC). | — |
| 91.1613 | Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 107—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Territory and Airspace of Somalia. | — |
| 91.1615 | Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 79—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Pyongyang Flight Information Region (FIR) (ZKKP). | — |
| 91.1617 | Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 117—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Tehran Flight Information Region (FIR) (OIIX). | — |
| 91.1619 | Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 119—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Kabul Flight Information Region (FIR) (OAKX). | — |
| 91.1701 | Applicability. | — |
| 91.1703 | Compliance and eligibility. | — |
| 91.1705 | Required pilot training. | — |
| 91.1707 | Training program hours. | — |
| 91.1709 | Training program approval. | — |
| 91.1711 | Aeronautical experience. | — |
| 91.1713 | Instruction, checking, and evaluation. | — |
| 91.1715 | Currency requirements and flight review. | — |
| 91.1717 | Operating requirements. | — |
| 91.1719 | Credit for prior training. | — |
| 91.1721 | Incorporation by reference. | — |
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