{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-91.709","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 91.709","heading":"Operations to Cuba.","body":"No person may operate a civil aircraft from the United States to Cuba unless—\n(a) Departure is from an international airport of entry designated in § 6.13 of the Air Commerce Regulations of the Bureau of Customs (19 CFR 6.13); and\n(b) In the case of departure from any of the 48 contiguous States or the District of Columbia, the pilot in command of the aircraft has filed—\n(1) A DVFR or IFR flight plan as prescribed in § 99.11 or § 99.13 of this chapter; and\n(2) A written statement, within 1 hour before departure, with the Office of Immigration and Naturalization Service at the airport of departure, containing—\n(i) All information in the flight plan;\n(ii) The name of each occupant of the aircraft;\n(iii) The number of occupants of the aircraft; and\n(iv) A description of the cargo, if any.\nThis section does not apply to the operation of aircraft by a scheduled air carrier over routes authorized in operations specifications issued by the Administrator.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER F—AIR TRAFFIC AND GENERAL OPERATING RULES","PART 91—GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES","Subpart H—Foreign Aircraft Operations and Operations of U.S.-Registered Civil Aircraft Outside of the United States; and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such Aircraft"],"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":"11d9f7b00356d5c3754705614b975a56a24d2c18d37eacf18356a0b90ac3653d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-91.707","next":"us/14-cfr-91.711"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}