§ 121.639. Fuel supply: All domestic operations.
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/us/cfr/t14/s§ 121.639·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
No person may dispatch or take off an airplane unless it has enough fuel—
(a)To fly to the airport to which it is dispatched;
(b)Thereafter, to fly to and land at the most distant alternate airport (where required) for the airport to which dispatched; and
(c)Thereafter, to fly for 45 minutes at normal cruising fuel consumption or, for certificate holders who are authorized to conduct day VFR operations in their operations specifications and who are operating nontransport category airplanes type certificated after December 31, 1964, to fly for 30 minutes at normal cruising fuel consumption for day VFR operations. [Docket 6258, 29 FR 19222, Dec. 31, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 121-251, 60 FR 65935, Dec. 20, 1995]