How is your flight plan closed when your destination?

If the destination airport — any airport of any size — has an operating control tower at the time of arrival, they will close your flight plan. If the airport does not have a control tower, or the tower is closed at the time, you have to contact another ATS unit to have it closed.



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How is your flight plan closed when your destination airport has IFR conditions and there is no control tower or flight service station (FSS) on the field? Upon landing, you must close your flight plan by radio or by telephone to any FSS or ATC facility.

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How should a VFR flight plan be closed at the completion of the flight at a controlled airport? The pilot must close the flight plan with the nearest FSS or other FAA facility upon landing.

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Per FAA rules, it is not necessary to file a flight plan if the flight will be using visual flight rules instead of instrument flight rules.

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If you know you can't make a scheduled flight, it's better to cancel your flight rather than be a no-show. If you cancel, you might receive a partial or whole credit for the fare purchased, to be applied to a future flight.

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Another option if the field isn't IFR and you can maintain your own terrain/obstruction clearance is to depart VFR and pick up an IFR clearance in the air with the proper approach/center (AIM 4-4-9).

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If there is any question of weather, you can (and should) retain your IFR clearance until on the ground and then cancel. However, there may be good reasons to cancel depending upon circumstances. For example somebody may be following you and cannot be cleared for the approach until you cancel your IFR clearance.

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How to cancel a VFR flight plan on the ground: This is super simple, just call 1-800-WX-BRIEF on the phone, give them your call sign and location, and they will cancel the VFR flight plan. If you choose to cancel on the ground, make sure you remember to make the call. Many pilots walk away from the aircraft and forget.

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While skiplagging isn't illegal, American Airlines filed a civil lawsuit earlier this month against Skiplagged.com, accusing the company of unauthorized and deceptive ticketing practices and tricking customers into believing they've gained access to a secret loophole.

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But if you intentionally miss the last leg of the journey, your ticket won't be cancelled, as there is nothing left for the airline to cancel. If you skip the first flight, your return flight also gets cancelled. To avoid that, don't ever skip a flight on a return flight.

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