A prohibited airspace is an area (volume) of
airspace within which flight of aircraft is not allowed, usually due to security concerns. It is one of many types of
special use airspace designations and is depicted on
aeronautical chart
An aeronautical chart is a map designed to assist in the navigation of aircraft, much as nautical charts do for watercraft, or a roadmap does for drivers. Using these charts and other tools, pilots are able to determine their position, safe alt ...
s with the letter "P" followed by a serial number. It differs from
restricted airspace in that entry is typically forbidden at all times from all aircraft and is not subject to clearance from
ATC or the airspace's controlling body.
According to the U.S.
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is a Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government agency within the United States Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation that regulates civil aviation in t ...
(FAA): "Restricted Areas contain airspace of defined dimensions identified by an area on the surface of the earth within which the flight of aircraft is prohibited. Such areas are established for security or other reasons associated with the national welfare. These areas are published in the Federal Register and are depicted on aeronautical charts."

Some prohibited airspace may be supplemented via
NOTAM
A NOTAM (ICAO & FAA: Notice to Airmen, CAA: Notice to Aviation or, for the FAA from 2021 to 2025, Notice to Air Missions) is a notice filed with an aviation authority to alert aircraft pilots of potential hazards along a flight route or at a loca ...
s. For example, Prohibited Area 40 (P-40) and Restricted Area 4009 (R4009) often have additional restricted airspace added via a NOTAM when the
president of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of t ...
visits
Camp David
Camp David is a country retreat for the president of the United States. It lies in the wooded hills of Catoctin Mountain Park, in Frederick County, Maryland, near the towns of Thurmont, Maryland, Thurmont and Emmitsburg, Maryland, Emmitsburg, a ...
in
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...
, while normally the airspace outside of P-40 and R4009 is not prohibited/restricted.
Violating prohibited airspace established for national security purposes may result in military interception and/or the possibility of an attack upon the violating aircraft, or if this is avoided then large fines and jail time are often incurred. Aircraft violating or about to violate prohibited airspace are often warned beforehand on 121.5 MHz, the
emergency frequency for aircraft.
List of prohibited airspaces
Australia
* Australia currently has no prohibited airspaces. Previously, The
Pine Gap Joint Defence Facility near
Alice Springs
Alice Springs () is a town in the Northern Territory, Australia; it is the third-largest settlement after Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin and Palmerston, Northern Territory, Palmerston. The name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William ...
was designated as a permanent no-fly zone. This airspace has since been changed to a restricted area (RA3).
China
*
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square or Tian'anmen Square () is a city square in the city center of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen ("''Gate of Heavenly Peace''") located to its north, which separates it from the Forbidden City. The square contains th ...
* All flights in and out of
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
by Taiwanese air carriers (only allowed to fly over Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan,
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
,
Macau
Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ...
), with the exception of regular cross-strait flights.
* New China-US airline routes are barred from using Russian airspace as a result of the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
.
Cuba
* Unscheduled foreign aircraft are prohibited from entering or encroaching Cuban airspace including disputed international water zones except when permission has been explicitly given by the Cuban Government. The Cuban military has been known to shoot down and destroy unauthorised aircraft without warning including a 1996 incident in which two U.S.-registered aircraft were
shot down and destroyed by Cuban Air Force MiGs.
Finland
*
Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant
The Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) (, ) is located close to the Finnish town of Loviisa. It houses two Soviet-designed VVER-440 Pressurized water reactor, pressurised water reactors, with capacities of 507 MW each. It is one of Finl ...
,
Loviisa
Loviisa (; ; formerly Degerby) is a town in Finland, located on the southern coast of the country. Loviisa is situated in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Loviisa is approximately , while the Loviisa sub-region, sub-regi ...
*
Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant
The Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant (, ) is one of Finland's two nuclear power plants, the other being the two-unit Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant. The plant is owned and operated by Teollisuuden Voima (TVO), and is located on Olkiluoto Island, on th ...
,
Eurajoki
*
Kilpilahti oil refinery,
Porvoo
Porvoo (; ; ) is a city in Finland. It is located on the south coast of the country, on the Gulf of Finland. Porvoo lies in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Porvoo is approximately , while the Porvoo sub-region, sub-re ...
*
Munkkiniemi,
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...
*
Kruununhaka
Kruununhaka (; ) is a Subdivisions of Helsinki#Neighbourhoods, neighbourhood of Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
Kruununhaka became the area next to the harbour and the center, when Helsinki was moved from the earlier location in the mid-1660s ...
, Helsinki
*
Meilahti, Helsinki
*
Luonnonmaa
Luonnonmaa is an island in Southwest Finland. The island is in the Finnish Archipelago Sea ( Finnish: ''Saaristomeri'') region of the Baltic Sea, and located in the southernmost part of Finnish territorial waters. With an area of 44.0 square kilo ...
,
Naantali
Naantali (; ) is a municipalities of Finland, town in Southwest Finland, and, as a resort town during the summer, an important centre of tourism in the country. The municipality has a population of
(), and is located west of Turku.
The town h ...
*
Hanhikivi Nuclear Power Plant,
Pyhäjoki
France
* All traffic is prohibited above
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
. Exceptions include military aircraft and civil aeroplanes flying no lower than . Authorisations are either given by the
Ministry of Defence
A ministry of defence or defense (see American and British English spelling differences#-ce.2C -se, spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and Mi ...
, for military aircraft, or by the
Paris Police Prefecture
The Paris Police Prefecture ( ), officially the Police Prefecture (), is the unit of the French Minister of the Interior (France), Ministry of the Interior that provides police, emergency services, and various administrative services to the po ...
and the
Directorate General for Civil Aviation for civil ones. Moreover, the flying of helicopters within the limits of Paris (designated the
Boulevard Périphérique) is also forbidden. Special authorisation can be granted by the Prefecture of Police for helicopters undertaking precise missions such as police air-surveillance, air ambulances but also transport of high-profile personalities.
* Although not within Paris boundaries, the business district of
La Défense
La Défense () is a major business district in France's Paris metropolitan area, west of the city limits. It is located in Île-de-France region's Departments of France, department of Hauts-de-Seine in the Communes of France, communes of Courbe ...
has been placed under prohibited airspace in response to
9/11.
Greece
*All traffic is prohibited above the
Parthenon
The Parthenon (; ; ) is a former Ancient Greek temple, temple on the Acropolis of Athens, Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the Greek gods, goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of c ...
below . This includes aircraft departing from
Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport.
Hungary
*
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
(
Inner city
The term inner city (also called the hood) has been used, especially in the United States, as a euphemism for majority-minority lower-income residential districts that often refer to rundown neighborhoods, in a downtown or city centre area. Soc ...
and
Buda Hills)
**
Hungarian Parliament Building
The Hungarian Parliament Building ( , ), also known as the Parliament of Budapest after its location, is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, a notable landmark of Hungary, and a popular tourist destination in Budapest. It is situated o ...
, including the heavily protected
Holy Crown of Hungary
The Holy Crown of Hungary ( , ), also known as the Crown of Saint Stephen, named in honour of Saint Stephen I of Hungary, was the coronation crown used by the Kingdom of Hungary for most of its existence; kings were crowned with it since the tw ...
**
Buda Castle
Buda Castle (, ), formerly also called the Royal Palace () and the Royal Castle (, ), is the historical castle and palace complex of the King of Hungary, Hungarian kings in Budapest. First completed in 1265, the Baroque architecture, Baroque pa ...
, including
Sándor Palace (home to the
president and his family)
**
Hungarian National Bank
The Hungarian National Bank ( , MNB) is the central bank of Hungary and as such part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). It was established in 1924 as a successor entity of the Austro-Hungarian Bank, under the economic assistance ...
HQ
**
Hungarian National Museum
**
Saint Stephen's Basilica, including the heavily protected Holy Right, the right hand of
Saint Stephen
Stephen (; ) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity.["St ...]
(the founder of
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
)
**
Atomic bunker F4
The F-4 Object (publicly often known as the Mátyás Rákosi, Rákosi-bunker, ) is a formerly secret nuclear shelter under the Inner City (Budapest), downtown of Budapest. It is located 45-50 metres below the surface, several kilometres long appr ...
**
Research reactor of the
MTA Central Physical Research Institute in
Buda Hills
*
Paks
Paks is a small town in Tolna (county), Tolna county, in the south of Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube River, 100 km south of Budapest. Paks as a former agricultural settlement is now the home of the only Hungarian Paks Nuclear Pow ...
(area around
Paks Nuclear Power Plant)
*Bases of the
Hungarian Homeland Defence Forces through the country (including
Kecskemét Air Base,
Pápa Air Base,
Szolnok Air Base)
*
National parks
A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...
and
holiday resorts (including
Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton () is a freshwater rift lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the List of largest lakes of Europe, largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the larges ...
and
Hortobágy National Park
Hortobágy () is an 800 km2 national park in eastern Hungary, rich with folklore and cultural history. The park, a part of the Alföld (Great Plain), was designated as a national park in 1973 (the first in Hungary), and elected among the W ...
)
India
* The
Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi.
*
Parliament Building, prime minister's residence, and other important centres in
New Delhi
New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...
.
* The airspace around many Defence and
Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force (IAF) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the air force, air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflicts. It was officially established on 8 Octob ...
bases are restricted, although new proposals are suggesting opening them for civilian aircraft.
*
Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in
Tirupati state of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
.
*
Padmanabhaswamy Temple in
Thiruvananthapuram district
Thiruvananthapuram District () is the List of districts of Kerala, southernmost district in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. The district was created in 1949, with its headquarters in the city of Thiruvananth ...
state of
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
.
* The
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal ( ; ; ) is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal Empire, Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan () to house the tomb of his belo ...
,
Agra
Agra ( ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is the ...
, State of
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
*
The Tower of Silence,
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
.
*
Mathura Refinery
*
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
*
Sriharikota Space Station in
Nellore district state of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
.
* A 10-km radius no-fly zone over
Kalpakkam nuclear installation, Tamil Nadu. All flight activity to over the Kalpakkam area is prohibited.
*
Golden Temple
The Golden Temple is a gurdwara located in Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is the pre-eminent spiritual site of Sikhism. It is one of the Holy place, holiest sites in Sikhism, alongside the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Kartarpur, Pakistan, ...
in
Amritsar
Amritsar, also known as Ambarsar, is the second-List of cities in Punjab, India by population, largest city in the India, Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab, after Ludhiana. Located in the Majha region, it is a major cultural, transportatio ...
,
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
Iran
*
Shahid Modarres missile base at Bidganeh near Malard, Tehran
Ireland
*
Portlaoise Prison
*
Limerick Prison
*
Curragh Camp
*
Phoenix Park
The Phoenix Park () is a large urban park in Dublin, Ireland, lying west of the city centre, north of the River Liffey. Its perimeter wall encloses of recreational space. It includes large areas of grassland and tree-lined avenues, and since ...
*
Mountjoy Prison
Israel
*
Negev Nuclear Research Center
*
Sdot Micha Airbase
*
Temple Mount
The Temple Mount (), also known as the Noble Sanctuary (Arabic: الحرم الشريف, 'Haram al-Sharif'), and sometimes as Jerusalem's holy esplanade, is a hill in the Old City of Jerusalem, Old City of Jerusalem that has been venerated as a ...
Due to
Arab–Israeli conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is a geopolitical phenomenon involving military conflicts and a variety of disputes between Israel and many Arab world, Arab countries. It is largely rooted in the historically supportive stance of the Arab League ...
,
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
i aircraft are not allowed to fly over numerous countries. These include:
* Iran
* Lebanon
* Syria
* Iraq
* Pakistan
* Libya
* Tunisia
* Malaysia
* Indonesia
* Yemen
* Algeria
* Mali
* Niger
* Mauritania
* Bangladesh
Pakistan
*
Islamabad
Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...
– The no-fly zone is specifically along
Constitution Avenue
Constitution Avenue is a major east–west street in the Northwest, Washington, D.C., northwest and Northeast, Washington, D.C., northeast quadrants of the city of Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was originally known as B Street, and ...
in North-east Islamabad, where many important government buildings are located:
** The
Parliament Building
** The
Presidency (Residence of the President)
** The
Prime Minister's Residence
** The Prime Minister's Secretariat
** The
Supreme Court
In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...
**
Kahuta Research Laboratories
The Dr. A. Q. Khan Research Laboratories (shortened as KRL), is a federally funded research and development laboratory located in Kahuta at a short distance from Rawalpindi in Punjab, Pakistan. Established in 1976, the laboratory is best know ...
, Pakistan's main facility for the development of nuclear weapons
**
Khushab Nuclear Complex
Peru
*
Machu Picchu
Poland
* Temporary flight restrictions over any publicly announced event in a stadium (capacity) or plaza (expected attendance) exceeds 20,000 people by a radius of 5 nautical miles (9.2km) under a height of 5,000 feet (1.5km). An additional strict drone usage restriction is in place for
PGE Narodowy Stadium in
Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...
, not permitting usage within 500 metres of the stadium. Non-compliance for both private and corporation actors starts with a minimum fine of 10000PLN (2339 EUR in August 2024)
Many flights are being regularly routed through the outer regions of this airspace due to
Russia-Ukrainian War.
Since October 25, 2015,
Ukrainian aircraft have been prohibited from entering Russian airspace.
After the Western countries banned Russian planes from its skies following the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
, aircraft registered in or operated by the Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and the European Union member states are banned from using Russian airspace.
On October 30, 2022,
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, or simply Cathay Pacific, is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its head office and main airline hub, hub located at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline's operations and its subsidiaries have schedule ...
, a
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
airline, announced that it would resume using Russian airspace on some flights such as the "
polar route" from New York to Hong Kong, which had stopped following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian aircraft are not allowed to fly over numerous countries. These include:
* Andorra
* Australia
* Canada
* European Union
** Austria
** Belgium
** Croatia
** Czech Republic
** Denmark
** Estonia
** Finland
** France
** Germany
** Greece
** Hungary
** Ireland
** Italy
** Latvia
** Lithuania
** Luxembourg
** Malta
** Netherlands
** Poland
** Portugal
** Slovakia
** Slovenia
** Spain
** Sweden
* Greenland
* Iceland
* Japan
* Liechtenstein
* New Zealand
* Norway
* San Marino
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Switzerland
* Taiwan
* United Kingdom
* United States
Saudi Arabia
*
Great Mosque of Makkah
*
Masjid an-Nabawi
South Korea
*
Korean Demilitarized Zone
The Korean Demilitarized Zone () is a heavily militarized strip of land running across the Korea, Korean Peninsula near the 38th parallel north. The demilitarized zone (DMZ) is a border barrier that divides the peninsula roughly in half. It wa ...
(DMZ)
Besides, North Korean aircraft must obtain special approval from South Korean authorities before entering its airspace, and must not enter directly above the
Military Demarcation Line (MDL).
Sri Lanka
According to Air Navigation (Air Defence) Regulation 1 (2007), airspace over the territory and territorial waters of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
(except Ruhuna Open Skies Area) are declared an
air defence identification zone (ADIZ) with prohibited areas and restricted areas within it. No aircraft may operate in prohibited or restricted areas without valid air defence clearance (ADC) from the
Sri Lanka Air Force
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF; ; ) is the air force, air arm and the youngest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. It was founded in 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force (RCyAF) with the assistance of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The SLAF played a major r ...
(SLAF).
Prohibited areas are,
*
Colombo City centering the
Parliament
In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
–
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
*
Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery ()
*Orugodawatta Petroleum storage tanks. ()
*Kolonnawa Petroleum storage complex ()
Restricted areas are,
*Sri Lanka Air Force bases
SLAF Anuradhapura,
SLAF Hingurakgoda,
SLAF Vavuniya,
SLAF Palaly and
SLAF Sigiriya ()
*
Jaffna
Jaffna (, ; , ) is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a Jaffna Peninsula, peninsula of the same name. With a population o ...
town ()
*
Trincomalee harbour
Trincomalee Harbour is a seaport in Trincomalee Bay or Koddiyar Bay, fourth largest natural harbour in the world and situated on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka.
Located by Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, in the heart of the Indian Ocean, its strat ...
()
*
SLAF China Bay ()
*The
garrison town of Diyatalawa ()
*
Temple of the Tooth,
Kandy
Kandy (, ; , ) is a major city located in the Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the Sinhalese monarchy from 1469 to 1818, under the Kingdom of Kandy. The city is situated in the midst of ...
(; earlier )
Taiwan
* The area around the
Presidential Hall (總統府) and
Taipei 101
The Taipei 101 (; stylized in all caps), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a 508 m (1,667 ft), 101-story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. It is owned by Taipei Financial Center Corporation. It was Council on Tall Buildings ...
, both located in
Taipei
, nickname = The City of Azaleas
, image_map =
, map_caption =
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.
* Parts of the Taiwan Strait
* The area around the nuclear power plants in Taiwan.
Besides, Mainland China-registered aircraft bearing the Chinese national flag are also prohibited from entering Taiwanese airspace.
Turkey
*İmralı island
Ukraine
Since October 25, 2015 all traffic by Russian aircraft has been prohibited. As the result of the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
, the civilian flights flying over Ukraine and flights to the Ukrainian cities are suspended for the time being.
United Kingdom
*Sellafield Nuclear Site, Cumbria
*Winfrith nuclear research site
*Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell has now been downgraded – see UK CAA
*RNAD Coulport / HMNB Clyde Faslane
*Dounreay#Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment, Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment
*Buckingham Palace
*Windsor Castle
*Palace of Westminster, Houses of Parliament
*Purple Corridor
*Downing Street
United States
The FAA issues Federal Aviation Regulations, Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) in the form of a NOTAM, Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) which are effective for the duration of an event, typically a few days or weeks. TFRs are issued for VIP movement such as the president's travels outside Washington, D.C., surface-based hazards to flight such as toxic gas spills or volcanic eruptions, air-shows, military security, and special events including political ones like national party conventions. TFRs have also been issued to ensure a safe environment for firefighting operations in the case of wildfires and for other reasons as necessary. A TFR was quickly issued around 2006 New York City Cirrus SR20 crash, the crash site of Cory Lidle's airplane in New York City. Later, a broader TFR was issued to require pilots traveling over the East River to obtain air traffic control clearance.
Permanent prohibited areas
*Thurmont, Maryland, site of Presidential retreat
Camp David
Camp David is a country retreat for the president of the United States. It lies in the wooded hills of Catoctin Mountain Park, in Frederick County, Maryland, near the towns of Thurmont, Maryland, Thurmont and Emmitsburg, Maryland, Emmitsburg, a ...
(Prohibited Area 40 or P-40)
*Amarillo, Texas, Pantex nuclear assembly plant (P-47)
*Bush Ranch near Crawford, Texas (P-49)
*Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia (P-50)
*Naval Base Kitsap, Washington (P-51)
*Washington, D.C., U.S. Capitol, White House, and Naval Observatory (P-56); see ''Other restrictions'' below for information about all Active Prohibited Areas in the Washington D.C./Baltimore Flight Restricted Zone.
*Bush compound near Kennebunkport, Maine (P-67)
*Mount Vernon, Virginia, home of George Washington (P-73)
*Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota (P-204, 205, and 206)
Temporary restrictions over Cinderella Castle#Flight regulations (Walt Disney World), Disney theme parks were made permanent with language added to a 2003 federal spending bill. Additionally, an indirect TFR prohibits flight below above ground level and within a radius of stadiums with seating capacity of 30,000 or more, in which an World Series, MLS Cup Final, Super Bowl, College Football Playoff National Championship, Grand Slam (NASCAR), NASCAR grand slam races, WrestleMania, or the Olympic Games in the United States are taking place, from one hour before to one hour after the event except those List of American and Canadian cities by number of major professional sports franchises#Teams by urban area, sports teams residing and List of stadiums in Canada, stadiums in Canada.
TFRs over public and corporate venues have been controversial. Groups have questioned whether these last TFRs served a public need, or the needs of politically connected venue operators.
Other restrictions
In addition to areas off limits to civil aviation, a variety of other airspace restrictions exists in the United States. Notable ones include the Flight Restriction Zone (FRZ) encompassing all airspace up to within approximately {{convert, 15, nmi, km, 0 of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport around Washington, D.C. Flights within this airspace, while not entirely prohibited, are highly restricted. All pilots flying within the FRZ are required to undergo a background check and fingerprinting. An additional Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area, "Special Flight Rules Area" encompassing most of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, Baltimore-Washington D.C. metropolitan area requires the filing of a flight plan and communication with air traffic control.
See also
* Air defense identification zone
* Controlled airspace
* Restricted airspace
* Special use airspace
* No-fly zone
References
External links
FAA Aeronautical Information Manual
Special use airspaces