Pilot/Controller Glossary
FUEL REMAINING
This reproduces published FAA reference text for study. It does not replace the current official FAA publication or regulation.
A phrase used by either pilots or controllers when relating to the fuel remaining on board until actual fuel exhaustion. When transmitting such information in response to either a controller question or pilot initiated cautionary advisory to air traffic control, pilots will state the APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF MINUTES the flight can continue with the fuel remaining. All reserve fuel SHOULD BE INCLUDED in the time stated, as should an allowance for established fuel gauge system error.
Retrieved from ecfr.gov on July 18, 2026.