Class B (Washington area)
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Class B (Washington area) is the controlled airspace surrounding the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’s major airports, designed to manage high volumes of commercial air traffic and requiring specific clearances for entry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Class B (Washington area) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Class B airspace
ⓘ
controlled airspace ⓘ |
| airspaceClass | B ⓘ |
| altitudeEncodingRequirement | Mode C veil around primary airports ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
IFR aircraft
ⓘ
VFR aircraft ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore–Washington International Airport Class B
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Class B ⓘ Washington Dulles International Airport Class B ⓘ |
| communicationRequirement | established two-way communication prior to entry ⓘ |
| contains |
IFR arrival and departure corridors
ⓘ
VFR transition routes ⓘ |
| coordinationWith |
Potomac TRACON
ⓘ
Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | jet transport category aircraft operations ⓘ |
| entryClearancePhraseology | cleared into the Bravo ⓘ |
| entryCondition |
aircraft must be equipped with required radios and transponder
ⓘ
pilot must receive explicit ATC clearance ⓘ |
| entryLimitation | student pilot restrictions under certain conditions ⓘ |
| governingRegulation | 14 CFR Part 71 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
|
| mapDepiction |
sectional aeronautical charts
ⓘ
terminal area charts ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | highly structured ATC environment ⓘ |
| partOf | National Airspace System ⓘ |
| purpose |
enhance safety around major airports
ⓘ
manage high volumes of commercial air traffic ⓘ provide separation between IFR and VFR traffic ⓘ |
| regulatingAuthority | Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ |
| requires |
ATC clearance for entry
ⓘ
Mode C transponder ⓘ operable altitude-encoding equipment ⓘ two-way radio communication with ATC ⓘ |
| riskMitigation | reduces midair collision risk near major airports ⓘ |
| safetyFunction | protect arriving and departing traffic to major airports ⓘ |
| shape | upside-down wedding cake ⓘ |
| surrounds |
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ⓘ Washington Dulles International Airport ⓘ |
| timeInEffect | continuous unless otherwise specified by NOTAM ⓘ |
| trafficType |
commercial air carrier traffic
ⓘ
general aviation traffic ⓘ high-density airline operations ⓘ |
| transponderRequirement | Mode C within and above Class B ⓘ |
| verticalStructure | multiple tiers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.