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| style="background-color: blue; color: white;" | Blue
| 3-5 mi
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Revision as of 04:11, 4 August 2010

An aviation flight category is a concise method of communicating weather conditions at an airport.

Category Color Visibility and/or Ceiling AGL
VMC Green > 5 mi and > 3000'
Marginal VMCpp mn bl#s99op Blue 3-5 mi and/or 1000-3000'
IMC Red ≥ 1 mi & < 3 mi and/or ≥ 500' & < 1000'
Low IMC Magenta < 1 mi and/or < 500'