AIM 

4/20/23 

a.  VFR Flyways. 

1. 

VFR Flyways and their associated Flyway Planning Charts were developed from the recommendations 

of a National Airspace Review Task Group. A VFR Flyway is defined as a general flight path not defined as a 

specific course, for use by pilots in planning flights into, out of, through or near complex terminal airspace to 

avoid Class B airspace. An ATC clearance is NOT required to fly these routes. 

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VFR Flyway Planning Chart 

2. 

VFR Flyways are depicted on the reverse side of some of the VFR Terminal Area Charts (TAC), 

commonly referred to as Class B airspace charts. (See FIG 3

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1.) Eventually all TACs will include a VFR 

Flyway Planning Chart. These charts identify VFR flyways designed to help VFR pilots avoid major controlled 

traffic flows. They may further depict multiple VFR routings throughout the area which may be used as an 

alternative to flight within Class B airspace. The ground references provide a guide for improved visual 

navigation. These routes are not intended to discourage requests for VFR operations within Class B airspace but 

are designed solely to assist pilots in planning for flights under and around busy Class B airspace without actually 

entering Class B airspace. 

3. 

It is very important to remember that these suggested routes are not sterile of other traffic. The entire Class 

B airspace, and the airspace underneath it, may be heavily congested with many different types of aircraft. Pilot 

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Other Airspace Areas