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AIM                                                                                                                                           12/10/15


                                                                             TBL 3-1-1
                                                            Basic VFR Weather Minimums

                                  Airspace                                                Flight Visibility            Distance from Clouds
Class A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not Applicable            Not Applicable
Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 statute miles           Clear of Clouds
Class C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 statute miles           500 feet below
                                                                                                                  1,000 feet above
                                                                                                                  2,000 feet horizontal
Class D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 statute miles           500 feet below
                                                                                                                  1,000 feet above
                                                                                                                  2,000 feet horizontal
Class E
Less than 10,000 feet MSL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 statute miles                         500 feet below
                                                                                                                  1,000 feet above
                                                                                                                  2,000 feet horizontal
At or above 10,000 feet MSL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 statute miles                           1,000 feet below
                                                                                                                  1,000 feet above
                                                                                                                  1 statute mile horizontal
Class G
1,200 feet or less above the surface (regardless of MSL
altitude).
Day, except as provided in section 91.155(b) . . . . . . . . . . 1 statute mile                                   Clear of clouds
Night, except as provided in section 91.155(b) . . . . . . . . . 3 statute miles                                  500 feet below
                                                                                                                  1,000 feet above
                                                                                                                  2,000 feet horizontal
More than 1,200 feet above the surface but less than
10,000 feet MSL.
Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 statute mile          500 feet below
                                                                                                                  1,000 feet above
                                                                                                                  2,000 feet horizontal
Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 statute miles           500 feet below
                                                                                                                  1,000 feet above
                                                                                                                  2,000 feet horizontal
More than 1,200 feet above the surface and at or above                           5 statute miles                  1,000 feet below
10,000 feet MSL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                  1,000 feet above
                                                                                                                  1 statute mile horizontal


3-1-5. VFR Cruising Altitudes and Flight Levels
(See TBL 3-1-2.)
                                                                             TBL 3-1-2
                                                    VFR Cruising Altitudes and Flight Levels

    If your magnetic course                    And you are more than 3,000 feet above the                       And you are above 18,000 feet
        (ground track) is:                      surface but below 18,000 feet MSL, fly:                             MSL to FL 290, fly:
0 to 179 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Odd thousands MSL, plus 500 feet                               Odd Flight Levels plus 500 feet
                                               (3,500; 5,500; 7,500, etc.)                                    (FL 195; FL 215; FL 235, etc.)
180 to 359 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Even thousands MSL, plus 500 feet                              Even Flight Levels plus 500 feet
                                               (4,500; 6,500; 8,500, etc.)                                    (FL 185; FL 205; FL 225, etc.)




3-1-2                                                                                                                                         General