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Cancellation of IFR Flight Plan

JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

If necessary, before instructing an IFR aircraft arriving at an airport not served by an air traffic control tower or flight service station to change to the common traffic advisory frequency, provide the pilot with instructions on how to cancel his/her IFR flight plan.
1. Airports with an air/ground communications station:
  Phraseology
  
  (Call sign) REPORT CANCELLATION OF IFR ON (frequency).
2. Airports without an air/ground communications station:
  Phraseology
  
  (Call sign) REPORT CANCELLATION OF IFR THIS FREQUENCY OR WITH FLIGHT SERVICE.
  Or
  (Call sign) REPORT CANCELLATION OF IFR THIS FREQUENCY OR WITH (FSS serving the area or the ATC controlling facility).
  
  Example
  
  “N13WA report cancellation of IFR this frequency or with McAlester Radio.”
Respond to a pilot's cancellation of his/her IFR flight plan as follows:
Phraseology

(Call sign) IFR CANCELLATION RECEIVED.