During operations within controlled airspace at altitudes of less than 1,200 feet AGL, the minimum horizontal distance from clouds required for VFR flight is?

During operations within controlled airspace at altitudes of less than 1,200 feet AGL, the minimum horizontal distance from clouds required for VFR flight is?

• A. 1,000 feet
• B. 2,000 feet
• C. 3,000 feet
• D. 4,000 feet

Answer: (B)

In VFR flight within controlled airspace below 1,200 feet AGL, you must maintain a horizontal distance of 2,000 feet from any cloud. This spacing provides enough time and room to see and avoid clouds at low altitudes where weather can change quickly and runway areas are dense. The other distances are either too close or unnecessarily wide for this specific airspace and altitude band, so 2,000 feet is the correct minimum. (Minimum visibility is another requirement that still applies, but it doesn’t alter this horizontal cloud clearance.)

In VFR flight within controlled airspace below 1,200 feet AGL, you must maintain a horizontal distance of 2,000 feet from any cloud. This spacing provides enough time and room to see and avoid clouds at low altitudes where weather can change quickly and runway areas are dense. The other distances are either too close or unnecessarily wide for this specific airspace and altitude band, so 2,000 feet is the correct minimum. (Minimum visibility is another requirement that still applies, but it doesn’t alter this horizontal cloud clearance.)