Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area

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airspace aviation security zone special flight rules area

The Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area is a highly restricted airspace zone around the U.S. capital that imposes stringent security-related operating requirements on aircraft.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Washington DC Flight Restricted Zone	2
Washington DC Metropolitan Area Air Defense Identification Zone	1
Washington, D.C. Special Flight Rules Area	1
Washington, DC Special Flight Rules Area	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	airspace ⓘ aviation security zone ⓘ special flight rules area ⓘ
abbreviation	SFRA ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	DC SFRA ⓘ
appliesTo	IFR operations ⓘ most VFR operations ⓘ
centeredOn	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ⓘ
centerReference	DCA ⓘ surface form: DCA VOR/DME
codifiedIn	14 CFR Part 93 ⓘ NOTAMs applicable to the Washington, DC area ⓘ
contains	Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Washington DC Flight Restricted Zone Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Washington DC Metropolitan Area Air Defense Identification Zone
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
encompasses	Washington, D.C. ⓘ parts of Maryland ⓘ parts of Virginia ⓘ
establishedAfter	September 11 attacks ⓘ
establishedYear	2003 ⓘ
exempts	approved law enforcement aircraft ⓘ certain military aircraft ⓘ
fullName	Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Washington, DC Special Flight Rules Area
governingBody	Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ
includesAirport	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport ⓘ Washington Dulles International Airport ⓘ numerous general aviation airports ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
operationalRequirement	strict adherence to published SFRA procedures ⓘ
primaryAirport	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ⓘ
radius	approximately 30 nautical miles ⓘ
regulatingAuthority	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ surface form: Department of Homeland Security North American Aerospace Defense Command ⓘ Transportation Security Administration ⓘ United States Secret Service ⓘ
relatedTo	Air Defense Identification Zone ⓘ Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Washington DC Flight Restricted Zone
requires	continuous two‑way radio communication with ATC ⓘ discrete transponder code with altitude reporting ⓘ special pilot training ⓘ specific flight plan filing ⓘ strict identification of aircraft and occupants ⓘ
securityLevel	highly restricted ⓘ
securityPurpose	prevention of airborne terrorist attacks ⓘ protection of the U.S. national capital region ⓘ
shape	roughly circular ⓘ
violationConsequences	certificate action against pilots ⓘ civil penalties ⓘ interception by military aircraft ⓘ possible criminal charges ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area → contains → Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington DC Flight Restricted Zone

Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area → contains → Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington DC Metropolitan Area Air Defense Identification Zone

Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area → fullName → Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, DC Special Flight Rules Area

Runway 1/19 → isWithinAirspaceOf → Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. Special Flight Rules Area

United States airspace → notableRestriction → Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area ⓘ

Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area → relatedTo → Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington DC Flight Restricted Zone