14 CFR 137.47
§ 137.47 Operation without position lights.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 137.47, § 137.47 Operation without position lights, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/57545
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Notwithstanding part 91 of this chapter, an aircraft may be operated without position lights if prominent unlighted objects are visible for at least 1 mile and takeoffs and landings at—
(a) Airports with a functioning control tower are made only as authorized by the control tower operator; and
(b) Other airports are made only with the permission of the airport management and no other aircraft operations requiring position lights are in progress at that airport.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.