[JYO] ADIZ to SFRA - February 17, 2009

In honor (or dis-honor) as the case may be..  I will replacing my  Virginia 
Aviation license plate on my car on February 17th to change my tag from  
reading FTADIZ to FTSFRA. I plan to do this out at the Leesburg Airport at noon 
 on 
2/17/09 if anyone wants to witness this symbolism.
 
Ed
 
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For Immediate Release
December 15, 2008
Contact: Paul Takemoto 
Phone: (202) 267-3883  
 
FAA Makes Special Flight Rules Around Washington Permanent

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Airspace restrictions and procedures implemented around  
Washington, D.C., after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in order to make the region  
safer and more secure are now permanent under a final rule issued by the 
Federal  Aviation Administration. 
The secure airspace is comprised of two concentric rings. The interior ring,  
called the Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ), describes a 15-nautical-mile radius  
around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The outer ring, 
called  the Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA), describes a 30-nautical-mile 
radius 
around  DCA. 
Flight operations within the FRZ are restricted to flights authorized by the  
FAA and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Within the SFRA,  
pilots must file a flight plan, establish two-way radio communications with air 
 traffic control and operate the aircraft transponder on the transponder code 
 assigned by air traffic. 
The permanent SFRA is smaller than the Air Defense Identification Zone that  
initially went into effect in February 2003. At that time it was comprised of  
airspace that extended 23 miles out from each of the three major Washington  
metropolitan area airports — DCA, Dulles and Baltimore/Washington 
International.  The FAA reduced the dimensions of the ADIZ in August 2007, 
freeing up  
approximately 1,800 square miles of airspace that included 33 airports and  
helipads. This significantly reduced the economic impact to the general 
aviation  
community. This area formed the foundation of the FAA’s proposal for a 
permanent  SFRA. 
The move to a smaller, more uniform SFRA area addressed many of the issues  
identified in the more than 22,000 public comments on the agency’s proposal to  
make the airspace and operating procedures permanent. The changes were  
coordinated with the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of  
Defense, which are responsible for ensuring security in the Washington area.  
This 
rule will help air traffic controllers and security agencies monitor air  
traffic by identifying, distinguishing and responding appropriately if an  
aircraft 
deviates from its expected flight path or is not complying with  instructions 
from controllers.
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