Definition
United States in a geographical sense, means (1) the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the possessions, including the territorial waters, and (2) the airspace of those areas.
Source: 14 CFR § 1.1 (verbatim from the Federal Aviation Regulations).
Where This Term Is Used
- 14 CFR § 91.857 — § 91.857 Stage 2 operations outside of the 48 contiguous United States.
- 14 CFR § 91.707 — § 91.707 Flights between Mexico or Canada and the United States.
- 14 CFR § 91.703 — § 91.703 Operations of civil aircraft of U.S. registry outside of the United States.
- 14 CFR § 61.40 — § 61.40 — Relief for U.S. Military and Civilian Personnel Assigned Outside the United States
- 14 CFR § 91.101 — § 91.101 Applicability.
- 14 CFR § 91.23 — § 91.23 Truth-in-leasing clause requirement in leases and conditional sales contracts.
- 14 CFR § 91.1605 — § 91.1605 Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 77—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Baghdad Flight Information Region (FIR) (ORBB).
- 14 CFR § 91.1435 — § 91.1435 CAMP: Certificate requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.1019 — § 91.1019 Conducting tests and inspections.
- 14 CFR § 91.1015 — § 91.1015 Management specifications.
- 14 CFR § 91.905 — § 91.905 List of rules subject to waivers.
- 14 CFR § 91.883 — § 91.883 Special flight authorizations for jet airplanes weighing 75,000 pounds or less.
- 14 CFR § 91.881 — § 91.881 Final compliance: Civil subsonic jet airplanes weighing 75,000 pounds or less.
- 14 CFR § 91.877 — § 91.877 Annual reporting of Hawaiian operations.
- 14 CFR § 91.873 — § 91.873 Waivers from final compliance.
- 14 CFR § 91.865 — § 91.865 Phased compliance for operators with base level.
- 14 CFR § 91.803 — § 91.803 Part 125 operators: Designation of applicable regulations.
- 14 CFR § 91.819 — § 91.819 Civil supersonic airplanes that do not comply with part 36.
- 14 CFR § 91.821 — § 91.821 Civil supersonic airplanes: Noise limits.
- 14 CFR § 91.851 — § 91.851 Definitions.
- 14 CFR § 91.818 — § 91.818 Special flight authorization to exceed Mach 1.
- 14 CFR § 91.853 — § 91.853 Final compliance: Civil subsonic airplanes.
- 14 CFR § 91.855 — § 91.855 Entry and nonaddition rule.
- 14 CFR § 91.858 — § 91.858 Special flight authorizations for non-revenue Stage 2 operations.
- 14 CFR § 91.859 — § 91.859 Modification to meet Stage 3, Stage 4, or Stage 5 noise levels.
- 14 CFR § 91.861 — § 91.861 Base level.
- 14 CFR § 91.805 — § 91.805 Final compliance: Subsonic airplanes.
- 14 CFR § 91.801 — § 91.801 Applicability: Relation to part 36.
- 14 CFR § 91.817 — § 91.817 Civil aircraft sonic boom.
- 14 CFR § 91.711 — § 91.711 Special rules for foreign civil aircraft.
- 14 CFR § 91.709 — § 91.709 Operations to Cuba.
- 14 CFR § 91.701 — § 91.701 Applicability.
- 14 CFR § 91.531 — § 91.531 Second in command requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.401 — § 91.401 Applicability.
- 14 CFR § 91.317 — § 91.317 Provisionally certificated civil aircraft: Operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.225 — § 91.225 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment and use.
- 14 CFR § 91.219 — § 91.219 Altitude alerting system or device: Turbojet-powered civil airplanes.
- 14 CFR § 91.307 — § 91.307 Parachutes and parachuting.
- 14 CFR § 91.313 — § 91.313 Restricted category civil aircraft: Operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.203 — § 91.203 Civil aircraft: Certifications required.
- 14 CFR § 91.176 — § 91.176 Straight-in landing operations below DA/DH or MDA using an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) under IFR.
- 14 CFR § 91.175 — § 91.175 Takeoff and landing under IFR.
- 14 CFR § 91.171 — § 91.171 VOR equipment check for IFR operations.
- 14 CFR § 91.145 — § 91.145 Management of aircraft operations in the vicinity of aerial demonstrations and major sporting events.
- 14 CFR § 91.130 — § 91.130 Operations in Class C airspace.
- 14 CFR § 91.129 — § 91.129 Operations in Class D airspace.
- 14 CFR § 91.19 — § 91.19 Carriage of narcotic drugs, marihuana, and depressant or stimulant drugs or substances.
- 14 CFR § 91.1 — § 91.1 Applicability.
- 14 CFR § 61.55 — § 61.55 — Second-in-Command Qualifications
49 sections reference this term in their FAR Decoded content.