What is SATR airspace?

What is SATR airspace?

Special Air Traffic Rules (SATR) and Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) Background. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prescribes special air traffic rules for aircraft operating within the boundaries of certain designated airspace. These areas are listed in 14 CFR Part 93 and can be found throughout the NAS.

How do I know if my restricted airspace is active?

Go to the airport nearest the restricted area and under NOTAMS, click on the ARTCC button. In this example, I used Yakima, Washington (KYKM). If you don’t have Foreflight, go to the FAA NOTAM website. Then find your specific ARTCC area.

Where is restricted airspace?

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.

Where can I find special use airspace?

Obtaining Special Use Airspace Status

• Pilots can request the status of SUA by contacting the using or controlling agency.
• An airspace NOTAM will be issued for SUA when the SUA airspace (permanent and/or temporary) requires a NOTAM for activation.
• Special Use Airspace Information Service (SUAIS) (Alaska Only).

What is SFRA airspace?

The Washington, DC Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) is an area of airspace where the ready identification, location, and control of aircraft is required in the interests of national security. Page 11. 11. Laterally, the SFRA is the airspace within a 30-nm radius of the DCA VOR/DME.

Can pilots fly through restricted airspace?

You can’t fly into a Restricted Area without permission from the controlling or using agency, and that needs to be coordinated ahead of time. If you have a reason to fly through restricted airspace, it probably won’t work out very well to just call and ask ATC on the radio.

What happens if you go into restricted airspace?

Violating prohibited airspace established for national security purposes may result in military interception and/or the possibility of an attack upon the violating aircraft, or if this is avoided then large fines and jail time are often incurred.

What are the 4 types of airspace?

Within these two categories, there are four types: controlled, uncontrolled, special use, and other airspace.

Why is DC a no fly zone?

Ever since a drone crashed on the White House lawn in 2015, a 7-mile radius around DC got set up and deemed a “no drone zone.” Generally speaking, there is no way to fly a commercial drone in this airspace, regardless of permission or type of project.

How do you fly in SFRA?

Pilots must obtain an advanced clearance from FAA air traffic control to fly within, into, or out of the SFRA. Aircraft flying within the SFRA must have an altitude-encoding transponder and it must be operating.

Can you fly into a MOA?

Unlike Restricted, Prohibited Areas or TFRs, MOAs do not prohibit the operation of general aviation aircraft. You can, if you want to, fly through a MOA even when it’s “active.” Most of the time you will want to fly through them. It is often a serious pain to fly around a MOA.