During operations within controlled airspace at altitudes of less than 1,200 feet AGL, the minimum horizontal distance from clouds requirement for VFR flight is

• A. 2,000 feet
• B. 1,000 feet
• C. 3 miles
• D. 5 miles

Answer: (A)

In VFR operations inside controlled airspace at low levels, you must keep clearances from any cloud. For the common low-altitude, controlled-airspace scenario (Class C or D), the standard VFR cloud clearance includes staying 2,000 feet horizontally from clouds, plus 1,000 feet above and 500 feet below, with a minimum of 3 statute miles of visibility. Since the question asks for the horizontal distance from clouds, the correct value is 2,000 feet.

The other figures refer to either the visibility requirement (3 miles) or vertical and different measures, not the horizontal distance from clouds. So the 2,000-foot horizontal separation is the metric that matches the question.