VFR Weather Minima Flashcards
(18 cards)
Within control zone and aerodrome traffic zones: flight and ground visibility
Not less than 3 miles
Within control zones and aerodrome traffic zones: distance from clouds
500 feet vertically, 1 mile horizontally
Within control zones and aerodrome traffic zones height above surface
500 feet
Within other controlled airspace: flight visibility
Not less than 3 miles
Within other controlled airspace distance of aircraft from cloud
500 feet vertically, 1 mile horizontally
Within uncontrolled airspace at or above 1000 feet: flight visibility by day
Not less than 1 mile
Within uncontrolled airspace at or above 1000 feet: flight visibility at night
Not less than 3 miles
Within uncontrolled airspace at or above 1000 feet: distance from clouds
500 feet vertically, 2,000 feet horizontally
Within uncontrolled airspace below 1000 feet: flight visibility by day
Not less than 2 miles
Within uncontrolled airspace below 1000 feet: flight visibility at night
Not less than 3 miles
Within uncontrolled airspace below 1000 feet: distance from clouds
Clear of cloud
Within US controlled airspace below 1,200 feet: visibility
1 mile
Within US controlled airspace below 1,200 feet: distance from clouds
Clear of cloud.
Within US controlled airspace above 1,200 feet: visibility
3 miles
Within US controlled airspace above 1,200 feet: distance from cloud.
500 feet below
1000 feet above
2,000 feet horozontally
Within US controlled airspace above 10,000 feet: visibility
3 miles
Within US controlled airspace above 10,000 feet: distance from clouds
1,000 feet above
1,000 feet below
1 mile horizontally
Special VFR minima
Flight visibility 1 mile, clear of cloud.
Must be requested by pilot
Unsafe vectors must be refused
