To obtain a special VFR departure clearance in Class D airspace, which ATC facility should the pilot contact?

To obtain a special VFR departure clearance in Class D airspace, which ATC facility should the pilot contact?

• A. Center
• B. Air Traffic Control Tower
• C. Ground Control
• D. Approach Control Facility

Answer: (B)

In Class D airspace, the facility that has jurisdiction over the surface area around the airport is the control tower. Special VFR departures require ATC clearance, and the tower is the one authorized to issue clearances for operations within that surface area. Ground control mainly handles taxiing on the surface and does not grant SVFR clearances; Center and Approach Control handle en route or terminal sequencing outside the immediate surface area. So for a special VFR departure clearance in Class D, you would contact the airport’s control tower.

In Class D airspace, the facility that has jurisdiction over the surface area around the airport is the control tower. Special VFR departures require ATC clearance, and the tower is the one authorized to issue clearances for operations within that surface area. Ground control mainly handles taxiing on the surface and does not grant SVFR clearances; Center and Approach Control handle en route or terminal sequencing outside the immediate surface area. So for a special VFR departure clearance in Class D, you would contact the airport’s control tower.