Regulations and Government
Call Direct for IFR Clearances from Non-tower Airports
To obtain IFR clearances at non-tower airports, pilots need to call the overlying ARTCC or approach control facility and not Leidos Flight Service.

The FAA’s Clearance Relay Initiative has changed the way pilots obtain IFR clearances from non-tower airports. For pilots calling for a clearance on the telephone, they can now obtain their clearance by calling the overlying Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) Flight Data Units or an approach control facility, according to the FAA. The reason for the switch, the FAA said, is to reduce the risk of potential errors.


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