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	Flight Rules
	Flight Rules

THESE MAPS SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A BASIS FOR FLYING, PILOTING OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURY OR DEATH. ALWAYS RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL REPORT FROM A FAA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION PRIOR TO PILOTING AN AIRCRAFT.

Category	Ceiling		Visibility
Low Instrument Flight Rules LIFR^* (red sky symbol)	below 500 feet AGL	and/or	less than 1 mile
Instrument Flight Rules IFR (orange sky symbol)	500 to below 1,000 feet AGL	and/or	1 mile to less than 3 miles
Marginal Visual Flight Rules MVFR (yellow sky symbol)	1,000 to 3,000 feet AGL	and/or	3 to 5 miles
Visual Flight Rules VFR⁺ (green sky symbol)	greater than 3,000 feet AGL	and	greater than 5 miles
^By definition, IFR is ceiling less than 1,000 feet AGL and/or* visibility less than 3 miles while LIFR is a sub-category of IFR. ⁺By definition, VFR is ceiling greater than 3,000 feet AGL and visibility greater than 5 miles while MVFR is a sub-category of VFR.