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APPROACH CLEARANCE

Pilot/Controller Glossary with JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

Authorization by ATC for a pilot to conduct an instrument approach. The type of instrument approach for which a clearance and other pertinent information is provided in the approach clearance when required.

See CLEARED APPROACH; INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE.

Refer to AIM; 14 CFR part 91.

In the 7110.65

Used in 26 paragraphs of JO 7110.65BB.

  1. 4-6-2Clearance Beyond Fix
  2. 4-7-7Weather Information
  3. 4-7-8Below Minima Report by Pilot
  4. 4-7-10Approach Information
  5. 4-7-12Airport Conditions
  6. 4-8-1Approach Clearance
  7. 4-8-2Approach Clearance to Uncontrolled Airports
  8. 4-8-3Relayed Approach Clearance
  9. 4-8-5Specifying Altitude
  10. 4-8-6Circling Approach
  11. 4-8-9Missed Approach
  12. 4-8-10Approach Information
  13. 4-8-11Practice Instrument Approaches
  14. 5-7-1Application
  15. 5-9-1Vectors to Final Approach Course
  16. 5-9-3Vectors Across Final Approach Course
  17. 5-9-4Arrival Instructions
  18. 5-9-7Simultaneous Independent Approaches- Dual & Triple
  19. 5-9-10Simultaneous Independent Approaches to Widely-Spaced Parallel Runways Without Final Monitors
  20. 5-9-11Transitional Procedure
  21. 6-7-2Approach Sequence
  22. 6-7-7Missed Approaches
  23. 7-4-5Charted Visual Flight Procedures (CVFP). Usa/Usn Not Applicable
  24. 7-4-6RNAV Visual Flight Procedures (RVFP)
  25. 10-4-1Traffic Restrictions
  26. 10-5-2Debris-Generating Space Launch or Reentry Vehicle Mishaps