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Flight initiation distance (FID) buffer from critical wildlife area. [1] [2]The flight zone of an animal is the area surrounding an animal that if encroached upon by a potential predator or threat, including humans, will cause alarm and escape behavior.
Notable ones include the Flight Restriction Zone (FRZ) encompassing all airspace up to 18,000 feet (5,500 m) within approximately 15 nautical miles (28 km) of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport around Washington, D.C. Flights within this airspace, while not entirely prohibited, are highly restricted. All pilots flying within the FRZ are ...
A no-fly zone is a form of demilitarized zone in which a military power establishes an area over which certain aircraft are not permitted to fly. No-fly zones can include preemptive attacks to prevent potential violations, reactive force targeted at violating aircraft, or surveillance with no use of force. [2] [3]
Countries previously subject to no-fly zones – Iraq, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Libya. A no-fly zone, also known as a no-flight zone (NFZ), or air exclusion zone (AEZ), [1] is a territory or area established by a military power over which certain aircraft are not permitted to fly.
A generic term meaning variously, flight information service, alerting service, air traffic advisory service, air traffic control service (area control service, approach control service or aerodrome control service). ATZ: Aerodrome traffic zone: Circular zones around an airport with a radius based on the length of the runway CTA: Control area
An air defense identification zone (ADIZ) is a region of airspace in which a country tries to identify, locate, and control aircraft in the interest of national security. [1] It is declared unilaterally [ 2 ] and may extend beyond a country's territory to give the country more time to respond to possibly hostile aircraft. [ 3 ]
Flight Information Regions for Italy. In aviation, a flight information region (FIR) is a specified region of airspace in which a flight information service and an alerting service (ALRS) are provided. [1] The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) delegates which country is responsible for the operational control of a given FIR. FIRs ...
Within the ADIZ is an even more sensitive zone designated the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone (DC FRZ). The DC FRZ extends approximately 13–15 nmi (15–17 mi; 24–28 km) around the DCA VOR/DME. Flight within the FRZ is restricted to governmental, certain scheduled commercial and a limited set of waivered flights.