{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-101.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 101.13","heading":"Operating limitations.","body":"(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, no person may operate a moored balloon or kite—\n(1) Less than 500 feet from the base of any cloud;\n(2) More than 500 feet above the surface of the earth;\n(3) From an area where the ground visibility is less than three miles; or\n(4) Within five miles of the boundary of any airport.\n(b) Paragraph (a) of this section does not apply to the operation of a balloon or kite below the top of any structure and within 250 feet of it, if that shielded operation does not obscure any lighting on the structure.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER F—AIR TRAFFIC AND GENERAL OPERATING RULES","PART 101—MOORED BALLOONS, KITES, AMATEUR ROCKETS, AND UNMANNED FREE BALLOONS","Subpart B—Moored Balloons and Kites"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"c1fb69cb82703d40c18c14be6d2ea62df16818dcca11d1a4efff303bf7e0ad5f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-101.11","next":"us/14-cfr-101.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}