Chapter 22. Prohibited Areas

Section 1. General

22-1-1. DEFINITION

A prohibited area is airspace designated under 14 CFR part 73, within which no person may operate an aircraft without permission of the using agency.

22-1-2. PURPOSE

Prohibited areas are designated when necessary to prohibit flight over an area on the surface in the interest of national security.

22-1-3. IDENTIFICATION

Identify prohibited areas with the prefix letter “P" followed by a dash, a two-digit number and location (City, State), (e.g., “P-47, Amarillo, TX"). Identification numbers are assigned by the Airspace Rules and Regulations Team, AJV-P21.

22-1-4. DESCRIPTION

Prohibited areas normally extend from the surface upward to a specified altitude, with a “continuous" time of designation

22-1-5. WAIVERS/AUTHORIZATION

No person may conduct operations within a prohibited area without permission of the using agency and a certificate of waiver/authorization issued by the FAA Administrator. FAA Headquarters, System Operations Security, is responsible for processing waiver requests for operations in a prohibited area.

22-1-6. USING AGENCY

The using agency is the agency, organization or military command that established the requirements for the prohibited area.