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

For Airline transport pilot course, certificate or rating is Airline transport pilot course — pilot in command time, airplane; part 61 minimum is 250 hours of flight time in an airplane as a pilot in command; part 61 section is 14 CFR 61.159; key sub-requirements is ( A ) 100 hours of cross-country time; and ( B ) 25 hours of night flight time, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Certificate or rating:** Airline transport pilot course — pilot in command time, airplane _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Part 61 minimum:** 250 hours of flight time in an airplane as a pilot in command _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Part 61 section:** 14 CFR 61.159 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Key sub-requirements:** ( A ) 100 hours of cross-country time; and ( B ) 25 hours of night flight time. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> ( 5 ) 250 hours of flight time in an airplane as a pilot in command, or as second in command performing the duties of pilot in command while under the supervision of a pilot in command, or any combination thereof, subject to the following: ( i ) The flight time requirement must include at least— ( A ) 100 hours of cross-country time; and ( B ) 25 hours of night flight time.

## Source

- 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/).