Editing Visual meteorological conditions (section)

== European and UK VFR minima ==
The following minima apply in Europe<ref>{{CELEX|32012R0923|text=Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 of 26 September 2012 laying down the common rules of the air and operational provisions regarding services and procedures in air navigation and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2011 and Regulations (EC) No 1265/2007, (EC) No 1794/2006, (EC) No 730/2006, (EC) No 1033/2006 and (EU) No 255/2010 Text with EEA relevance}}</ref> and the UK.

===Uncontrolled airspace (class F & G) ===
At and above FL 100:
:8 km flight visibility, 1500 m horizontally from cloud, 1000 ft (300m) vertically from cloud
Below FL 100:
:5 km flight visibility, 1500 m horizontally from cloud, 1000 ft (300m) vertically from cloud
At or below 3,000&nbsp;ft:
:5 km flight visibility, clear of cloud and in sight of the surface
:or, for an aircraft, other than a helicopter, operating at 140 kt or less:
::1,500 m flight visibility, clear of cloud and in sight of the surface
:For helicopters:
::Clear of cloud and in sight of the surface at a speed which is commensurate with the visibility.<ref name="caa.co.uk">[http://www.caa.co.uk/cap493 Manual of Air Traffic Services Part 1]</ref>

=== Controlled airspace (classes C to E) By Day ===
At and above FL 100:
:8 km flight visibility, 1,500 m horizontally from cloud, 1,000 ft (300m) vertically from cloud
Below FL 100:
:5 km flight visibility, 1,500 m horizontally from cloud, 1,000 ft (300m) vertically from cloud
Alternatively at or below 3,000 and operating at 140kt or less&nbsp;ft:

:For helicopters:
::Clear of cloud and in sight of surface with a flight visibility of 1500m

=== Controlled airspace (classes C to E) By Night ===
At and above FL 100:
:8 km flight visibility, 1,500 m horizontally from cloud, 1,000 ft (300m) vertically from cloud
Below FL 100:
:5 km flight visibility, 1,500 m horizontally from cloud, 1,000 ft (300m) vertically from cloud<ref name="caa.co.uk"/>