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AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE

4-1-5 Communications Release of IFR Aircraft Landing at an Airport Without an Operating Control Tower

AIM Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control — Section 4-1, Services Available to Pilots

Official text — AIM 4-1-5

AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE

Aircraft operating on an IFR flight plan, landing at an airport without an operating control tower will be advised to change to the airport advisory frequency when direct communications with ATC are no longer required. Towers and centers do not have nontower airport traffic and runway in use information. The instrument approach may not be aligned with the runway in use; therefore, if the information has not already been obtained, pilots should make an expeditious change to the airport advisory frequency when authorized.

REFERENCE-

AIM, Para 5-4-4, Advance Information on Instrument Approach.

Reproduced from the FAA Aeronautical Information Manual (Basic (with Change 3)). The AIM is FAA guidance, not regulation. Verify against the official source before relying on it operationally.

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