3–1–4 Basic VFR Weather Minimums
a. No person may operate an aircraft under basic VFR when the flight visibility is less, or at a distance from clouds that is less, than that prescribed for the corresponding altitude and class of airspace. (See Table 3-1-1.)
Note: Student pilots must comply with 14 CFR section 61.89(a) (6) and (7).
b. Except as provided in 14 CFR section 91.157, Special VFR Weather Minimums, no person may operate an aircraft beneath the ceiling under VFR within the lateral boundaries of controlled airspace designated to the surface for an airport when the ceiling is less than 1,000 feet. (See 14 CFR section 91.155(c).)
Table 3–1–1
Basic VFR Weather Minimums
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Airspace |
Flight Visibility |
Distance from Clouds |
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Class A |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
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Class B |
3 statute miles |
Clear of Clouds |
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Class C |
3 statute miles |
500 feet below; 1,000 feet above; 2,000 feet horizontal |
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Class D |
3 statute miles |
500 feet below; 1,000 feet above; 2,000 feet horizontal |
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Class E |
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Less than 10,000 feet MSL |
3 statute miles |
500 feet below; 1,000 feet above; 2,000 feet horizontal |
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At or above 10,000 feet MSL |
5 statute miles |
1,000 feet below; 1,000 feet above; 1 statute mile horizontal |
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Class G |
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1,200 feet or less above the surface (regardless of MSL altitude) |
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For aircraft other than helicopters: |
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Day, except as provided in §91.155(b) |
1 statute mile |
Clear of clouds |
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Night, except as provided in §91.155(b) |
3 statute miles |
500 feet below; 1,000 feet above; 2,000 feet horizontal |
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For helicopters: |
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Day |
½ statute mile |
Clear of clouds |
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Night, except as provided in §91.155(b) |
1 statute mile |
Clear of clouds |
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More than 1,200 feet above the surface but less than 10,000 feet MSL |
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Day |
1 statute mile |
500 feet below; 1,000 feet above; 2,000 feet horizontal |
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Night |
3 statute miles |
500 feet below; 1,000 feet above; 2,000 feet horizontal |
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More than 1,200 feet above the surface and at or above 10,000 feet MSL |
5 statute miles |
1,000 feet below; 1,000 feet above; 1 statute mile horizontal |