Where can a VFR flight plan be filed?

You may file a VFR flight plan by speaking to a Flight Service Station briefer by calling 1-800-WX-BRIEF and providing the agent with the necessary information about your flight. Alternatively, you may visit 1800WXBRIEF.com and file your flight plan online.



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You can “air file,” or file an IFR flight plan while en route. Ideally, this would involve calling up the nearest ATC frequency, stating your N number, and waiting for a controller to acknowledge your transmission.

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VFR flight tracking is supported but is subject to the availability of a position source such as radar or ADS-B data. Origin, destination, departure, arrival, and flight plan data may not be available.

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A VFR flight plan that is not opened is good for 3 hours, after which it expires, and the pilot must file a new one. Once the pilot reaches or is within sight of their destination, they must call the FSS local to that area and close their VFR flight plan.

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A VFR flight plan is a flight plan filled out, submitted, and opened by pilots who are flying under visual flight rules.

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The most common time to file a flight plan is after receiving your weather briefing. When the briefer is finished talking, simply state that you would like to file a VFR flight plan. The briefer will help you if you are unsure of the format, but it's a good idea to have a flight planning form handy.

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According to the FAA's Instrument Flying Handbook (IFH), pilots on IFR flight plans operating in VFR weather conditions may request VFR-on-top in lieu of an assigned altitude. This permits them to select an altitude or flight level of their choice (subject to any ATC restrictions).

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VFR flight plans must be closed within 30 minutes after your estimated time of arrival. They are not closed automatically. Failing to do so may activate needless search and rescue operations. Flight Following, on the other hand, may be thought of as having ATC on the flight with you.

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A pilot in command may deviate from the planned flight path for reasons such as weather conditions or operational considerations. Such deviations do not relieve the pilot in command of the weather requirements or the requirements for terrain and obstacle clearance contained in this part and in part 91 of this chapter.

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