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What are the basic VFR weather minimums in Class B airspace?
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✓ 3 SM visibility and clear of cloudscorrect
Because ATC separates all traffic in Class B, only clear-of-clouds is required.
3 SM and 500 below / 1,000 above / 2,000 horizontal
Those are the Class C/D/E (below 10,000 MSL) cloud clearances.
1 SM and clear of clouds
That is the Class G daytime low-altitude minimum.
5 SM and 1,000 below / 1,000 above / 1 SM horizontal
Those are the higher-altitude minimums above 10,000 MSL.
Why
In Class B you need 3 statute miles visibility and to remain clear of clouds.
FAA source: 14 CFR 91.155browse the reference library →
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