Authorization for visual separation by a non-approach control tower comes from which facility?

Authorization for visual separation by a non-approach control tower comes from which facility?

• A. The Tower
• B. IFR Control Facility
• C. FSS
• D. Ground Control

Answer: (B)

Visual separation between IFR aircraft is allowed only when the controller in charge of IFR operations for that airspace has explicitly authorized it. That authority rests with the IFR Control Facility, which oversees IFR traffic in the sector or area in question. If a non-approach control tower is involved, it can’t grant visual separation on its own; the IFR Control Facility must authorize that method of separation because it has the jurisdiction and procedures for IFR traffic in that airspace. Flight Service Stations provide information, and Ground Control handles ground movements, but neither conveys the authorization to apply visual separation for IFR flights.

Visual separation between IFR aircraft is allowed only when the controller in charge of IFR operations for that airspace has explicitly authorized it. That authority rests with the IFR Control Facility, which oversees IFR traffic in the sector or area in question. If a non-approach control tower is involved, it can’t grant visual separation on its own; the IFR Control Facility must authorize that method of separation because it has the jurisdiction and procedures for IFR traffic in that airspace. Flight Service Stations provide information, and Ground Control handles ground movements, but neither conveys the authorization to apply visual separation for IFR flights.