---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 252.11"
title: "14"
number: "252.11"
heading: "Aircraft on the ground."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/252.11"
---

# §252.11. Aircraft on the ground.

- (a) Air carriers shall prohibit smoking whenever the aircraft is on the ground.
- (b) With respect to the restrictions on smoking described in [§ 252.5](/cfr/14/252.5.md), foreign air carriers shall prohibit smoking from the time an aircraft begins enplaning passengers until the time passengers complete deplaning.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 101-164; 49 U.S.C. 40102, 40109, 40113, 41701, 41702, 41706 as amended by section 708 of Pub. L. 106-181 and section 401 of Pub. L. 112-95, 41711, and 46301.

### Source

Source: Docket No. DOT-OST-2000-7473, 65 FR 36775, June 9, 2000, unless otherwise noted.