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Prohibited airspace. A prohibited airspace is an area (volume) of airspace within which flight of aircraft is not allowed, usually due to security concerns. It is one of many types of special use airspace designations and is depicted on aeronautical charts with the letter "P" followed by a serial number. It differs from restricted airspace in ...
Section of the Sectional Aeronautical Chart for Washington 90th edition, showing the restricted area R-5002 around Warren Grove, New Jersey. Restricted airspace is an area of airspace typically used by the military in which the local controlling authorities have determined that air traffic must be restricted or prohibited for safety or security concerns.
Prohibited Area P-40 near Camp David on an aeronautical chart. All permanent SUA areas, except for controlled firing areas, are depicted on aeronautical charts, including sectional aeronautical charts , VFR terminal area charts , and applicable en-route charts , accompanied with these areas' respective the hours of operation, altitudes, and the ...
There are areas where class E airspace begins at either the surface (SFC) or 700 AGL, these areas are used to transition between the terminal and en-route environments (around non-towered airports). These areas are designated on sectional charts. Most airspace in the United States is class E.
Special Airspace: these may limit pilot operation in certain areas. These consist of Prohibited areas, Restricted areas, Warning Areas, MOAs (military operation areas), Alert areas and Controlled firing areas (CFAs), all of which can be found on the flight charts. Classes A–E are referred to as controlled airspace.
National Security Area. In United States aviation, a National Security Area ( NSA) is a designated airspace through which flight is discouraged for reasons of national security. [ 1] Flight through NSAs is not prohibited and no special advance clearance or authorization need be obtained to enter them. However, pilots of aircraft are strongly ...
A sectional chart is a two-sided chart created from a Lambert Conformal Conic Projection [1] with two defined standard parallels. The scale is 1:500,000, with a contour interval of 500 feet. The size of each sectional is designed to be "arm's width" when completely unfolded. The "northern" half of the section is on one side of the chart, and ...
In United States aviation, a sectional aeronautical chart, often called a sectional chart or a sectional for short, is a type of aeronautical chart designed for air navigation under visual flight rules (VFR). In Australia, Canada and some other countries, the equivalent charts used for visual flight are called VFR Navigation Charts (VNCs).