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14 CFR § 91.151

Volume 2 · Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 2025 edition.

Fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions

Sec.  91.151  Fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions.

    (a) No person may begin a flight in an airplane under VFR conditions 
unless (considering wind and forecast weather conditions) there is 
enough fuel to fly to the first point of intended landing and, assuming 
normal cruising speed--
    (1) During the day, to fly after that for at least 30 minutes; or
    (2) At night, to fly after that for at least 45 minutes.
    (b) No person may begin a flight in a rotorcraft under VFR 
conditions unless (considering wind and forecast weather



conditions) there is enough fuel to fly to the first point of intended 
landing and, assuming normal cruising speed, to fly after that for at 
least 20 minutes.

U.S. Government work — public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Reproduced from the checksummed 2025 annual edition of Title 14; always confirm against the current eCFR.

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