# Airline transport pilot — airplane multiengine — FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating

For Airline transport pilot, certificate or rating is Airline transport pilot — airplane multiengine; part 141 minimum is 25 hours of flight training; part 141 appendix is Part 141 Appendix E, para. 4(a), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Airline transport pilot — airplane multiengine _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 141 minimum:** 25 hours of flight training _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 141 appendix:** Part 141 Appendix E, para. 4(a) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 61 minimum:** 1,500 hours of total time as a pilot _(per ecfr.gov, not stated by the source above)_
- **Part 61 section:** 14 CFR 61.159 _(per ecfr.gov, not stated by the source above)_
- **Key sub-requirements:** ( 1 ) 500 hours of cross-country time. ( 2 ) 100 hours of night flight time. _(per ecfr.gov, not stated by the source above)_

## What the source says

> Each approved course must include at least 25 hours of flight training on the approved areas of operation listed in

## What ecfr.gov says

> a person who is applying for an airline transport pilot certificate with an airplane category and class rating must have at least 1,500 hours of total time as a pilot that includes at least: ( 1 ) 500 hours of cross-country time. ( 2 ) 100 hours of night flight time.

Source: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-61/subpart-G/section-61.159

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-141
- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-61/subpart-G/section-61.159

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
Part of [FAA flight training hour minimums: Part 61 vs Part 141, by certificate and rating](https://referencesource.org/flight-training-hour-minimums-61-vs-141/).