FAA AC 90-66B: Non-Towered Airport Flight Operations

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Abstract: This advisory circular (AC) calls attention to regulatory requirements, recommended operations, and communications procedures for operating at an airport without a control tower or an airport with a control tower that operates only part time. It recommends traffic patterns, communications phraseology, and operational procedures for use by aircraft, lighter-than-air aircraft, gliders, parachutes, rotorcraft, and ultralight vehicles. This AC stresses safety as the primary objective in these operations. This AC is related to the right-of-way rules under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 1, § 1.1 (traffic pattern), and Part 91, §§ 91.113 and 91.126.

Publication Year: 2019

Authoring Organization: FAA

Airport Type: All Airports

Resource Type: PDF

Hyperlink: https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.current/documentNumber/90-66

Page Count: 19

Cost: Free

Phase(s): Design, Operations

Functional Area(s): Air Traffic Control

Keyword(s): Aircraft Operating Rules or Guidance, Glider Ultralight and Parachute Operations