Special use airspace

Definitions

• Airspace in which flight activities are subject to restrictions that can create limitations on the mixed use of airspace. Consists of prohibited, restricted, warning, military operations, and alert areas.
• Airspace that exists where activities must be confined because of their nature. Consists of prohibited, restricted, warning, military operations, and alert areas.
• Airspace that exists where activities must be confined because of their nature.

References

• Instrument Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2014
• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Federal Aviation Administration, 2023
• Powered Parachute Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2007
• Weight-Shift Control Aircraft Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2008