visual meteorological conditions

Also known as: VMC

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airports

  • O'Hare International Airport
    In airport: Navigational aids, lighting, and marking

    …designed for operations conducted under visual meteorological conditions (VMC). These facilities operate only in daylight, and the only guidance they are required to offer is a painted runway centreline and large painted numbers indicating the magnetic bearing of the runway. Larger commercial airports, on the other hand, must also operate…

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