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Airspace class A

General

There are currently no class A airspaces in Germany. However, they are widespread in the rest of the world, e.g. in Australia, France, Italy, and Great Britain.

Airspace A is the most restrictive airspace of all, counts as controlled airspace and only permits IFR traffic. Let's take a look at the airspace rules.

Rules

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VMC Minima

As in all other airspaces, the following minima apply:

  • Flight visibility above FL100: 8 km
  • Visibility below FL100: 5 km
  • Horizontal distance from clouds: 1500 m
  • Distance from clouds vertically: 1000 ft

The VMC minima only serve as a guideline for pilots and do not mean that VFR flights are accepted.

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