{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-271.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 271.2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part:\nEligible place means a place in the United States that meets the specified criteria outlined in 49 U.S.C. Chapter 417.\nEssential air service is that air transportation which the Department has found to be essential under Subchapter II of Chapter 417 of the Statute.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER II—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)","SUBCHAPTER A—ECONOMIC REGULATIONS","PART 271—GUIDELINES FOR SUBSIDIZING AIR CARRIERS PROVIDING ESSENTIAL AIR TRANSPORTATION"],"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":"da52aefba9f5db68bee02a6b81e1881ed9cfb0cb6aacf83dfd108bd36fbadd9e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-271.1","next":"us/14-cfr-271.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}