KVKS arrivals must be 'cleared approach.' Weather permitting, emergency MEDEVAC aircraft, or other aircraft when requested by the pilot, may be cleared for a visual approach. KVKS arrivals must not be forwarded to ZAE FDU. Which statement is true?

• A. KVKS arrivals must be vectored for ILS approaches
• B. KVKS arrivals must not be forwarded to ZAE FDU
• C. KVKS arrivals must be cleared approach; weather permitting MEDEVAC may be cleared for a visual approach; KVKS arrivals must not be forwarded to ZAE FDU
• D. KVKS arrivals must hold until advised

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that arrivals are handled by issuing an instrument approach clearance, with a specific exception for urgent cases. When a KVKS arrival is being processed, the controller should clear them for the approach so the aircraft is on a published path under ATC control, which provides defined altitudes, headings, and sequencing. Only if the weather allows and there is an urgent need—such as an emergency MEDEVAC or a pilot-requested case—may a visual approach be cleared, allowing the pilot to proceed visually while ATC maintains separation. At the same time, KVKS arrivals must not be forwarded to ZAE FDU, which is a routing/coordination constraint.

This combination is why the statement that integrates all three points is true: clear for the approach; weather-permitting visual clearance for MEDEVAC; and no forwarding to ZAE FDU. The other options don’t capture the full procedure: requiring vectored ILS ignores that the approach clearance can cover other instrument approaches and that not all KVKS arrivals are limited to ILS; forwarding-only restrictions omit the mandatory approach clearance and the visual-clearance exception; holding until advised contradicts the required clearance procedure.