14 CFR § 252.11 - Aircraft on the ground.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s252.11"
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title: "14 CFR § 252.11 - Aircraft on the ground."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "252.11"
section_name: "Aircraft on the ground."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ECONOMIC REGULATIONS"
part_number: "252"
part_name: "SMOKING ABOARD AIRCRAFT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Pub. L. 101-164; 49 U.S.C. 40102, 40109, 40113, 41701, 41702, 41706 as amended by section 708 of Pub. L. 106-181 and section 401 of Pub. L. 112-95, 41711, and 46301."
regulatory_source: "Docket No. DOT-OST-2000-7473, 65 FR 36775, June 9, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
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# 252.11 Aircraft on the ground.

(a) Air carriers shall prohibit smoking whenever the aircraft is on the ground.

(b) With respect to the restrictions on smoking described in § 252.5, foreign air carriers shall prohibit smoking from the time an aircraft begins enplaning passengers until the time passengers complete deplaning.