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14 CFR §137.47

Verified against eCFR.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on eCFR.gov ↗
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—
  1. (a)Airports with a functioning control tower are made only as authorized by the control tower operator; and
  2. (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.