Ground Control must also pass requests to close VFR flight plans to ____________.

• A. Tower
• B. Center
• C. Flight Data
• D. Flight Service Station

Answer: (C)

Closing a VFR flight plan is a formal update in the flight plan system, and the controller on the ground doesn’t finalize it themselves. The correct path is to pass the request to the Flight Data unit, which handles flight plan information across the ATC network. Flight Data then routes the closure to the appropriate downstream facility (often Fleet Service/FSS) so the plan is properly closed and airspace monitoring is updated.

Tower is focused on local operations, so it doesn’t handle the overall flight plan closure. Center deals with enroute traffic and would not be the direct recipient for closing a local VFR plan. Flight Service Station is where pilots typically close a plan, but the controller’s role is to forward the closure through Flight Data to ensure the correct downstream processing.