"bdl" wrote in message
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Can someone explain to me why wasn't he granted the clearance into
KIND? Was it because of traffic flow or because of the weather at
KIND? According to the decision it was both, but I was unaware that
ATC wouldn't grant you a clearance if the destination field was below
minimums as a part 91 flight.


The report says he was going to Indianapolis, but not necessarily KIND. It
may have been that Indianapolis approach simply wasn't accepting additional
traffic regardless of destination due to aircraft holding for KIND, which
was below minimums.



Obviously you'd still need fuel on board to comply with an alternate
minimums, etc. As a part 91 flight he could still attempt to execute
the approach if the field was below minimums, while air carrier flights
wouldn't have been able to, correct?


That's true, but if they're already swamped with traffic they're not going
to accept additional traffic.



I'm not asking about the intelligence of doing such things, obviously,
but rather the mechanisms for ATC to deny you a clearance.


There may have been a ground stop for traffic destined for airports served
by Indianapolis approach. If so, he can't get a clearance for an airport
within IND approach airspace.