---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 121.480"
title: "14"
number: "121.480"
heading: "Applicability."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/121.480"
---

# §121.480. Applicability.


This subpart prescribes flight time limitations and rest requirements for flag all-cargo operations, except that:

- (a) Certificate holders conducting operations with aircraft having a passenger seat configuration of 30 seats or fewer, excluding each crewmember seat, and a payload capacity of 7,500 pounds or less, may comply with the applicable requirements of [§§ 135.261 through 135.273](/cfr/14/135.261..135.273.md) of this chapter.
- (b) A certificate holder may apply the flightcrew member flight time and duty limitations and requirements of [part 117](/cfr/14/part117.md) of this chapter. A certificate holder may choose to apply [part 117](/cfr/14/part117.md) to its—
  - (1) All-cargo operations conducted under contract to a U.S. government agency.
  - (2) All-cargo operations not conducted under contract to a U.S. Government agency,
  - (3) A certificate holder may elect to treat operations in paragraphs [(b)(1)](#b-1) and (b) (2) of this section differently but, once having decided to conduct those operations under [part 117](/cfr/14/part117.md), may not segregate those operations between this subpart and [part 117](/cfr/14/part117.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2009-1093, 77 FR 403, Jan. 4, 2012, as amended by Docket FAA-2022-1563, Amdt. 121-390, 88 FR 48090, July 26, 2023]

### Source

Source: Docket 6258, 29 FR 19217, Dec. 31, 1964; 30 FR 3639, Mar. 19, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40103, 40113, 40119, 41706, 42301 preceding note added by Pub. L. 112-95, sec. 412, 126 Stat. 89, 44101, 44701-44702, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722, 44729, 44732; 46105; Pub. L. 111-216, 124 Stat. 2348 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note); Pub. L. 112-95, 126 Stat. 62 (49 U.S.C. 44732 note); Pub. L. 115-254, 132 Stat. 3186 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note).

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2009-1093, 77 FR 403, Jan. 4, 2012, as amended by Docket FAA-2022-1563, Amdt. 121-390, 88 FR 48090, July 26, 2023]