FAA Mobile Clearances Begin In 2027 For GA

Mobile Clearance pilot interface at NBAA-BACE

The FAA displayed an example of the Mobile Clearance pilot interface at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas. 

Credit: Bill Carey/Aviation Week
The FAA plans to deploy a mobile clearance capability in early 2027 that enables general aviation (GA) pilots to request and receive instrument flight rules (IFR) departure clearances from an airport by text instead of contacting the tower by voice. Mobile Clearance mimics the Controller Pilot Data...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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