If the other traffic were IFR, then what is the purpose of ATC pointing out
that traffic?


"Peter Duniho" wrote in
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"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
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This means someone was flying VFR not too far from your position.

For what it's worth, there was nothing in the original post that
suggested that the traffic being reported was VFR versus IFR, and at
3000' IFR was a very real possibility. Even when separation services
are being provided between two airplanes, ATC may report one as
traffic to the other (and often does).

Pete