NOTAM: 5/9477
Issued: 10/14/2005 14:50
Effective: 10/14/2005 20:00 - Undetermined
State: DC
Facility: ZDC - WASHINGTON (ARTCC),DC.
Type: SECURITY
Description: WASHINGTON DC.
FDC 5/9477 ZDC PART 1 OF 5 FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS, WASHINGTON
DC. EFFECTIVE 0510142000 UTC (OCTOBER 14 AT 1600 LOCAL) UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE. THIS IS A MODIFICATION OF INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY
ISSUED IN FDC NOTAM 3/1850 AND 3/2126. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTIONS
99.7, SPECIAL SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS; AND 91.139, EMERGENCY AIR
TRAFFIC RULES; THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES ARE IN EFFECT: PART I.
DEFINITIONS: A. THE WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA AIR DEFENSE
IDENTIFICATION ZONE (DC ADIZ) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS NOTAM ONLY; IS
THAT AREA OF AIRSPACE OVER THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH WHERE THE READY
IDENTIFICATION, LOCATION, AND CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT IS REQUIRED IN
THE INTERESTS OF NATIONAL SECURITY. SPECIFICALLY, THE DC ADIZ IS
THAT AIRSPACE, FROM THE SURFACE TO BUT NOT INCLUDING FL180, WITHIN
THE OUTER BOUNDARY OF THE WASHINGTON TRI-AREA CLASS B AIRSPACE
AREA; AND THAT ADDITIONAL AIRSPACE CONTAINED WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED
BY A LINE BEGINNING AT 383712N/0773600W; THENCE COUNTER CLOCKWISE
ALONG THE 30-MILE ARC OF THE DCA VOR/DME TO 384124N/0762548W;
THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE WASHINGTON TRI-AREA
CLASS B AIRSPACE AREA TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. B. THE WASHINGTON
DC METROPOLITAN AREA FLIGHT RESTRICTED ZONE (FRZ) END PART 1 OF
5
FDC 5/9477 ZDC PART 2 OF 5 FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS,
WASHINGTON DC. IS DEFINED AS AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE BEGINNING AT
THE WASHING- TON /DCA/ VOR/DME 300 DEGREE RADIAL AT 15 NM
385655N/0772008W THENCE CLOCKWISE ALONG THE DCA 15 NM ARC TO THE
DCA 022 DEGREE RADIAL AT 15 NM 390611N/0765751W THENCE SOUTHEAST
VIA A LINE DRAWN TO THE DCA 049 DEGREE RADIAL AT 14 NM
390218N/0765038W THENCE SOUTH VIA A LINE DRAWN TO THE DCA 064
DEGREE RADIAL AT 13 NM 385901N/0764832W THENCE CLOCKWISE ALONG THE
DCA 13 NM ARC TO THE DCA 282 DEGREE RADIAL AT 13 NM
385214N/0771848W THENCE NORTH VIA A LINE DRAWN TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING; EXCLUDING THE AIRSPACE WITHIN A 1 NM RADIUS OF FREEWAY
AIRPORT /W00/ MITCHELLVILLE, MD, FROM THE SURFACE UP TO BUT NOT
INCLUDING FL180. THE FRZ IS WITHIN AND PART OF THE WASHINGTON DC
METROPOLITAN ADIZ. PART II. THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES APPLY WITHIN
THE WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN ADIZ: A. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PART
II B, BELOW; NO PERSON MAY OPERATE AN AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING
ULTRALIGHT VEHICLES, UNMANNED AIR SYSTEM, CIVIL AIRCRAFT, AND
PUBLIC AIRCRAFT, IN THIS ADIZ, UNLESS, IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER
APPLICABLE RULES OF 14 CFR, THE AIRCRAFT OPERATOR ENSURES THAT THE
FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS ARE MET: END PART 2 OF 5
FDC 5/9477 ZDC PART 3 OF 5 FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS,
WASHINGTON DC. 1. THE AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH AN OPERABLE TWO-WAY
RADIO CAPABLE OF COMMUNICATING WITH ATC ON APPROPRIATE RADIO
FREQUENCIES; 2. THE AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH AN OPERATING
TRANSPONDER WITH AUTOMATIC ALTITUDE REPORTING CAPABILITY AS
SPECIFIED IN 14 CFR SECTION 91.215; 3. PRIOR TO OPERATING AN
AIRCRAFT IN THE DC ADIZ, PILOTS MUST FILE A FLIGHT PLAN; MUST
ACTIVATE THEIR FLIGHT PLAN PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OR ENTERING THE DC
ADIZ; AND CLOSE THEIR FLIGHT PLANS UPON LANDING OR LEAVING THE DC
ADIZ. 4. PRIOR TO OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT IN THIS ADIZ, THE FLIGHT
CREW SHALL OBTAIN A DISCRETE TRANSPONDER CODE FROM ATC. 5. THE
FLIGHT CREW, PRIOR TO OPERATING WITHIN CLASS B, C, OR D AIRSPACE
THAT IS WITHIN THIS ADIZ, RECEIVES A SEPARATE ATC CLEARANCE TO
ENTER THE CLASS B, C, OR D AIRSPACE; 6. THE FLIGHT CREW ESTABLISHES
TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE APPROPRIATE ATC FACILITY
BEFORE OPERATING IN THIS ADIZ AND THE FLIGHT CREW MAINTAINS THE
CAPABILITY OF CONTINUING TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE
APPROPRIATE ATC FACILITY WHILE OPERATING IN THIS ADIZ; AIRCRAFT
OPERATING IN AN AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN AT NON-TOWERED AIRPORTS ARE
EXEMPT FROM THE ATC END PART 3 OF 5
FDC 5/9477 ZDC PART 4 OF 5 FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS,
WASHINGTON DC. COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENT,PROVIDED THEY MONITOR THE
AIRPORT CTAF. 7. THE AIRCRAFTS TRANSPONDER CONTINUOUSLY TRANSMITS
THE ATC ISSUED DISCRETE TRANSPONDER CODE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT IS
OPERATING IN THIS ADIZ; B. AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS BY THE U.S. MILITARY
APPROVED LAW ENFORCEMENT OR AEROMEDICAL FLIGHTS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE
REQUIREMENTS OF PART II A. PARAGRAPH 3. PART III. THE FOLLOWING
PROCEDURES APPLY WITHIN THE WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN FRZ. A.
UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY WAIVER FROM THE FAA, IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE AND THE
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OR EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BELOW,
ALL PARTS 91, 101, 103, 105, 125, 133, 135, 137 FLIGHT OPERATIONS
ARE PROHIBITED WITHIN THE WASHINGTON D.C. METROPOLITAN FRZ. B.
AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS BY THE U.S. MILITARY APPROVED LAW ENFORCEMENT
OR AEROMEDICAL FLIGHTS ARE EXEMPT PROVIDED THEY ARE IN CONTACT WITH
ATC AND ARE DISPLAYING AN ATC ASSIGNED DISCRETE TRANSPONDER BEACON
CODE. C. OPERATIONS INTO OR OUT OF WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT
(DCA) ARE ALLOWED IF THOSE OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH 49 CFR SECTION 93 AND THE DC ACCESS STANDARD SECURITY END PART
4 OF 5
FDC 5/9477 ZDC PART 5 OF 5 FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS,
WASHINGTON DC. PROGRAM (DASSP). INFORMATION REGARDING WAIVER
APPLICATIONS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE FAA WEBSITE AT WWW.FAA.GOV/ATS/ATA/WAIVER,
OR BY CALLING 571-227-2234 OR 571-227-1538. END PART 5 OF 5