[JYO] No VFR permitted within 25 miles of Washington from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.01/29/02

FAA to restrict general aviation near D.C. for State of Union address tonight
No VFR permitted within 25 miles of Washington from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Update: Jan. 29 — AOPA has learned that security officials made a last-minute 
decision to prohibit VFR operations within 25 miles of Washington, D.C., 
during President Bush's State of the Union address tonight. At 4:55 p.m., FAA 
released <A 
HREF="http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2001/010915tfr.html#2/0815";>a 
notam</A> establishing a temporary flight restriction (TFR) from the 
surface to FL180 from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. EST. (IFR operations will still be 
permitted in the 15- to 25-mile radius of Washington.)

"Such short notice on a restriction of this magnitude gives local pilots 
little, if any, opportunity to plan," said AOPA President Phil Boyer. "AOPA 
is very concerned that some pilots won't get word in time to prevent an 
unintentional violation."

Centered on the Washington vortac (DCA), this 25-nautical- mile restriction 
effectively closes 9 airports to VFR traffic and is in addition to the <A 
HREF="http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2001/010915tfr.html#1/3354-1";>
existing TFR</A> that prohibits all general aviation operations within 15 
statute 
miles of the Washington Monument. At 11 p.m. the airspace will revert back to 
the existing 15-mile radius.

Airports that will be closed to VFR traffic tonight include Freeway (W00), 
Tipton (FME), Suburban (W18), Montgomery Co. (GAI), Davis (W50), Dulles 
International (IAD), Lee (ANP), Manassas (HEF), and Maryland (2W5).

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