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Above 3050 m (10 000 ft) AMSL, the VMC minima for flights under VFR in all Classes of airspace are…

  • A
    visibility of 8 km and distance from clouds 1500 m horizontal and 1000 ft vertical.
  • B

    not defined because VFR flights above 3050 m / 10 000 ft are not permitted.

  • C
    visibility of 5 km and distance from clouds 1500 m horizontal and 1000 ft vertical.
  • D
    visibility of 8 km and clear of clouds.

ICAO Annex 2
3.9 VMC visibility and distance from cloud minima

VMC visibility and distance from cloud minima are contained in Table 3-1.

Altitude bandAirspace classFlight visibilityDistance from cloud
At and above 3050 m (10 000 ft) AMSLA B C D E F G8 km1500 m horizontally 300 m (1000 ft) vertically
Below 3050 m (10 000 ft) AMSL and above 900 m (3000 ft) AMSL, or above 300 m (1000 ft) above terrain, whichever is the higherA B C D E F G5 km1500 m horizontally 300 m (1000 ft) vertically
At and below 900 m (3000 ft) AMSL, or 300 m (1000 ft) above terrain, whichever is the higherA B C D E5 km1500 m horizontally 300 m (1000 ft) vertically
F G5 kmClear of cloud and with the surface in sight

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