How many miles off the route(either side)

[John777]

This might be a little bit silly question for all of you, but here is what I am struggling with.
When you fly XC to another aiport and you are enroute via airways be it GPS or Victor airway,
Does FAR/AIM specifically mention how many miles off either side of the route can we deviate ?

John...

 

[denverpilot]

This might be a little bit silly question for all of you, but here is what I am struggling with.
When you fly XC to another aiport and you are enroute via airways be it GPS or Victor airway,
Does FAR/AIM specifically mention how many miles off either side of the route can we deviate ?

John...

If you're VFR, unless someone told you to remain on the airway, you can deviate as far as you'd like.

But the real question is: How wide are Victor Airways and what do they provide you?

You may have been looking in the wrong place. Airways are really for IFR routing and separation, so you kinda have to think like the FAA...

And you'll find airways described in detail in Chapter 2 of the Instrument Procedures Handbook.

https://www.faa.gov/regulations_pol...ument_procedures_handbook/media/Chapter_2.pdf

Generally 4nm either side of center, but there are exceptions to every rule. They're covered in more detail in the doc.

 

[Hank S]

If I'm deviating for weather, I go as far as necessary . . .