Airspace Classification IFR & VFR

Rules for IFR and VFR in the different airspaces

A

IFR - Separation: All aircraft | Service: Air Traffic Control | 2-way radio radiotelephony: Required | ATC Clearance: Required | Speed limit: No

VFR - Nil

B

IFR - Separation: All aircraft | Service: Air Traffic Control | 2-way radio radiotelephony: Required | ATC Clearance: Required | Speed limit: No

VFR - Separation: All aircraft | Service: Air Traffic Control | 2-way radio radiotelephony: Required | ATC Clearance: Required | Speed limit: No

C

IFR - Separation: IFR from IFR. IFR from VFR | Service: Air Traffic Control | 2-way radio radiotelephony: Required | ATC Clearance: Required | Speed limit: No

VFR - Separation: VFR from IFR | Service: Air Traffic Control for separation from IFR. VFR/VFR traffic information. Traffic avoidance on request | 2-way radio radiotelephony: Required | ATC Clearance: Required | Speed limit: Yes

D

IFR - Separation: IFR from IFR | Service: Air Traffic Control. Traffic Information regarding VFR traffic. Traffic avoidance on request | 2-way radio radiotelephony: Required | ATC Clearance: Required | Speed limit: Yes

VFR - Separation: Nil | Service: Air Traffic Control. Traffic Information for IFR/VFR and VFR/VFR. Traffic avoidance on request | 2-way radio radiotelephony: Required | ATC Clearance: Required | Speed limit: Yes

E

IFR - Separation: IFR from IFR | Service: Air Traffic Control. Traffic information as far as is practicable | 2-way radio radiotelephony: Required | ATC Clearance: Required | Speed limit: Yes

VFR - Separation: Nil | Service: Traffic information as far as is practicable | 2-way radio radiotelephony: Not required | ATC Clearance: Not required | Speed limit: Yes

F

IFR - Separation: IFR from IFR (as far as is practicable) | Service: Air Traffic Advisory Service. Flight Information Service | 2-way radio radiotelephony: Required | ATC Clearance: Not required | Speed limit: Yes

VFR - Separation: Nil | Service: Flight information service | 2-way radio radiotelephony: Not required | ATC Clearance: Not required | Speed limit: Yes

G

IFR - Separation: Nil | Service: Flight information service | 2-way radio radiotelephony: Required | ATC Clearance: Not required | Speed limit: Yes

VFR - Separation: Nil | Service: Flight information service | 2-way radio radiotelephony: Not required | ATC Clearance: Not required | Speed limit: Yes

Speed limit

250 kt below 10 000 ft unless the transition altitude is lower than 10 000 ft, in which case FL100 is used instead. Does not apply to aircraft types which cannot maintain this speed for technical or safety reasons, subject to approval by the competent authority.