For VFR flight operations above 10,000 feet MSL and more than 1,200 feet AGL, the minimum horizontal distance from clouds required is...

For VFR flight operations above 10,000 feet MSL and more than 1,200 feet AGL, the minimum horizontal distance from clouds required is...

• A. 1 mile
• B. 3 miles
• C. 5 miles
• D. 0.5 mile

Answer: (A)

The situation is governed by high-altitude VFR weather minimums. When you’re flying VFR above 10,000 feet MSL (and more than 1,200 feet AGL), you must keep a specific vertical and horizontal separation from clouds: 1,000 feet below, 1,000 feet above, and 1 mile horizontally from any cloud, along with a 5-mile visibility requirement. So the minimum distance you must stay from a cloud horizontally is 1 mile. The other values shown relate to visibility (5 miles) or to cloud clearance in different altitude/airspace scenarios, not the horizontal distance in this case.

The situation is governed by high-altitude VFR weather minimums. When you’re flying VFR above 10,000 feet MSL (and more than 1,200 feet AGL), you must keep a specific vertical and horizontal separation from clouds: 1,000 feet below, 1,000 feet above, and 1 mile horizontally from any cloud, along with a 5-mile visibility requirement.

So the minimum distance you must stay from a cloud horizontally is 1 mile. The other values shown relate to visibility (5 miles) or to cloud clearance in different altitude/airspace scenarios, not the horizontal distance in this case.