Chapter
19. Temporary
Flight
Restrictions
Section 1. General
Information
19-1-1. PURPOSE
This section
prescribes
guidelines and
procedures
regarding the
use and issuance
of regulatory
temporary flight
restrictions
(TFRs).
19-1-2. AUTHORITY
a. The FAA
Administrator
has sole and
exclusive
authority over
the navigable
airspace of the
United States.
The
Administrator
has broad
authority under
Section 40103 of
Title 49 of the
United States
Code (U.S.C.) to
regulate,
control, and
develop plans
for the use of
the navigable
airspace and to
formulate policy
for navigable
airspace. See
also 49 U.S.C.
Section
40101(d).
b. Title
14 of the Code
of Federal
Regulations (14
CFR) parts 91
and 99 contain
regulations
addressing
temporary flight
restrictions and
Special Security
Instructions.
19-1-3. REASONS
FOR ISSUING A
TFR
While not all
inclusive, a TFR
may be issued
for the
following
reasons: toxic
gas leaks or
spills; fumes
from flammable
agents which, if
fanned by rotor
or propeller
wash, could
endanger persons
or property on
the surface or
in other
aircraft;
volcanic
eruptions that
could endanger
airborne
aircraft and
occupants;
hijacking
incidents that
may endanger
persons or
property on the
surface, or
airborne
aircraft and
occupants;
aircraft
accident/incident
sites; aviation
or ground
resources
engaged in
wildfire
suppression;
aircraft relief
activities
following a
disaster; aerial
demonstrations
or major
sporting events.
A Special
Security
Instruction may
be issued for
reasons of
national
security.
19-1-4. TYPES OF
TFRs
TFRs may be
issued under the
following
regulations:
a. Section
91.137,
Temporary Flight
Restrictions in
the Vicinity of
Disaster/Hazard
Areas.
b. Section
91.138,
Temporary Flight
Restrictions in
National
Disaster Areas
in the State of
Hawaii.
c. Section
91.139,
Emergency Air
Traffic Rules.
d. Section
91.141, Flight
Restrictions in
the Proximity of
the Presidential
and Other
Parties.
e. Section
91.143, Flight
Limitation in
the Proximity of
Space Flight
Operations.
f. Section
91.145,
Management of
Aircraft
Operations in
the Vicinity of
Aerial
Demonstrations
and Major
Sporting Events.
g. Section
99.7, Special
Security
Instructions.
19-1-5. TFR
NOTAM CONTENT
TFR NOTAMs must
comply with
procedures
detailed in FAA
Order JO
7930.2, Notices
to Airmen
(NOTAM).
19-1-6. TFR
INFORMATION
a. Educational
information
regarding TFRs
can be found in
14 CFR parts 91
and 99,
and the
Aeronautical
Information
Manual.
b. National
Airspace System
(NAS) users or
other interested
parties should
contact the
nearest flight
service station
for TFR
information.
Additionally,
you can find TFR
information on
automated
briefings,
Notice to Airmen
(NOTAM)
publications,
and on the
Internet at
http://www.faa.gov.
The FAA also
distributes TFR
information to
aviation user
groups and
requests these
groups to
further
disseminate the
information to
their members.
19-1-7. TFRs
OUTSIDE OF THE
UNITED STATES
AND ITS
TERRITORIES
TFRs are only
implemented for
sovereign U.S.
airspace and its
territories. If
restrictions are
located in an
area that
extends beyond
the 12-mile
coastal limit or
a U.S border,
the NOTAM will
contain language
limiting the
restriction to
the airspace of
the U.S., and
its territories
and possessions.
The FAA may
issue an
advisory via the
NOTAM System to
inform affected
users
of any hazard or
dangerous
information
outside of the
sovereign U.S.
airspace and its
territories.
19-1-8. TFR
QUESTIONS
Direct any
questions or
concerns
regarding TFRs
to the ATO
service area
manager having
jurisdiction
over the TFR
area. You may
also contact
Mission Support,
Airspace,
Regulations, and
ATC Procedures
Group, FAA
Headquarters,
Washington,
D.C., at (202)
267-8783.
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