Plain English Meaning

A printed chart that guides you through a visual approach into a busy airport using easy-to-spot landmarks, suggested altitudes, and a defined path — used when the weather is good enough to see where you're going.

Full Definition

A charted visual flight procedure (CVFP) is a published visual approach to a runway at certain towered airports, used by IFR aircraft when weather is at or above prescribed minimums (typically a ceiling of at least 500 feet above the minimum vectoring altitude and visibility of 3 statute miles or more). The chart depicts prominent visual landmarks, recommended altitudes, , and to help pilots fly a consistent, -sensitive, or -conscious path to the runway while maintaining with the or the preceding .