14 CFR Part 93 — Special Air Traffic Rules

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT Pt. 93

Section 6. Reporting Altitude-Keeping Errors (4) A TCAS II that meets TSO C–119b (Version 7.0), or a later version, if equipped Each operator shall report to the Adminis- with TCAS II, unless otherwise authorized trator each event in which the operator’s by the Administrator.

aircraft has exhibited the following altitude- (5) Unless authorized by ATC or the foreign keeping performance: country where the aircraft is operated, an (a) Total vertical error of 300 feet or more; ADS–B Out system that meets the equip- (b) Altimetry system error of 245 feet or ment performance requirements of § 91.227 of more; or this part. The aircraft must have its height- (c) Assigned altitude deviation of 300 feet keeping performance monitored in a form or more.

and manner acceptable to the Administrator.

(b) The altimetry system error (ASE) of Section 7. Removal or Amendment of Authority the aircraft does not exceed 200 feet when op- The Administrator may prohibit or re- erating in RVSM airspace.

strict an operator from conducting oper- [Docket 28870, 62 FR 17487, Apr. 9, 1997, as ations in RVSM airspace, if the Adminis- amended by Amdt. 91–261, 65 FR 5942, Feb. 7, trator determines that the operator is not 2000; Amdt. 91–271, 66 FR 63895, Dec. 10, 2001; complying, or is unable to comply, with this Amdt. 91–274, 68 FR 54584, Sept. 17, 2003; appendix or subpart H of this part. Examples Amdt. 91–276, 68 FR 70133, Dec. 17, 2003; Dock- of reasons for amendment, revocation, or re- et FAA–2015–1746, Amdt. 91–342, 81 FR 47017, striction include, but are not limited to, an July 20, 2016; Docket FAA–2016–9154, Amdt.

operator’s: 91–348, 82 FR 39664, Aug. 22, 2017; Docket (a) Committing one or more altitude-keep- FAA–2017–0782, Amdt. 91–354, 83 FR 65492, ing errors in RVSM airspace; Dec. 21, 2018] (b) Failing to make an effective and timely response to identify and correct an altitude-

keeping error; or PART 93—SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC

(c) Failing to report an altitude-keeping

RULES

error.

S PECIAL F EDERAL A VIATION R EGULATION N O .

Section 8. Airspace Designation 60 [N OTE ] RVSM may be applied in all ICAO Flight Information Regions (FIRs).

Subpart A—General Section 9. Aircraft Equipped With Automatic Sec.

Dependent Surveillance—Broadcast Out 93.1 Applicability.

An operator is authorized to conduct flight Subparts B–C [ Reserved ] in airspace in which RVSM is applied pro- vided: Subpart D—Anchorage, Alaska, Terminal (a) The aircraft is equipped with the fol- Area lowing: (1) Two operational independent altitude 93.51 Applicability.

measurement systems.

93.53 Description of area.

(2) At least one automatic altitude control 93.55 Subdivision of Terminal Area.

system that controls the aircraft altitude— 93.57 General rules: All segments.

(i) Within a tolerance band of ± 65 feet 93.59 General rules: International segment.

about an acquired altitude when the aircraft 93.61 General rules: Lake Hood segment.

is operated in straight and level flight under 93.63 General rules: Merrill segment.

nonturbulent, nongust conditions; or 93.65 General rules: Elmendorf segment.

(ii) Within a tolerance band of ± 130 feet 93.67 General rules: Bryant segment.

under nonturbulent, nongust conditions for 93.68 General rules: Seward Highway seg- aircraft for which application for type cer- ment.

tification occurred on or before April 9, 1997, 93.69 Special requirements, Lake Campbell that are equipped with an automatic altitude and Sixmile Lake Airports.

control system with flight management/per- formance system inputs.

Subpart E—Flight Restrictions in the Vicinity (3) An altitude alert system that signals an of Niagara Falls, New York alert when the altitude displayed to the flightcrew deviates from the selected alti- 93.71 General operating procedures.

tude by more than— (i) ± 300 feet for aircraft for which applica- Subpart F—Valparaiso, Florida, Terminal tion for type certification was made on or Area before April 9, 1997; or (ii) ± 200 feet for aircraft for which applica- 93.80 Applicability.

tion for type certification is made after 93.81 Applicability and description of area.

April 9, 1997. 93.83 Aircraft operations.

14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) Pt. 93 93.218 Slots for transborder service to and Subpart G—Special Flight Rules in the from Canada.

Vicinity of Los Angeles International Airport 93.219 Allocation of slots for essential air 93.91 Applicability.

service operations and applicable limita- 93.93 Description of area.

tions.

93.95 General operating procedures.

93.221 Transfer of slots.

93.97 Operations in the SFRA.

93.223 Slot withdrawal.

93.224 Return of slots.

Subpart H—Mandatory Use of the New 93.225 Lottery of available slots.

York North Shore Helicopter Route 93.226 Allocation of slots in low-demand pe- riods.

93.101 Applicability 93.227 Slot use and loss.

93.103 Helicopter operations.

Subpart T—Ronald Reagan Washington Subpart I [ Reserved ] National Airport Traffic Rules Subpart J—Lorain County Regional Airport 93.251 Applicability.

Traffic Rule 93.253 Nonstop operations.

93.117 Applicability.

93.119 Aircraft operations.

Subpart U—Special Flight Rules in the Vi- cinity of Grand Canyon National Park, Subpart K—High Density Traffic Airports AZ 93.121 Applicability.

93.301 Applicability.

93.123 High density traffic airports.

93.303 Definitions.

93.125 Arrival or departure reservation.

93.305 Flight-free zones and flight corridors.

93.129 Additional operations.

93.307 Minimum flight altitudes.

93.130 Suspension of allocations.

93.309 General operating procedures.

93.133 Exceptions.

93.311 Minimum terrain clearance.

Subpart L [ Reserved ] 93.313 Communications.

93.315 Limited category civil aircraft: Oper- Subpart M—Ketchikan International Airport ating limitations.

Traffic Rule 93.316 [Reserved] 93.317 Commercial Special Flight Rules 93.151 Applicability.

Area operation curfew.

93.152 Description of area.

93.319 Commercial air tour limitations.

93.153 Communications.

93.321 Transfer and termination of alloca- 93.155 Aircraft operations.

tions.

93.323 [Reserved] Subpart N—Pearson Field (Vancouver, WA) 93.325 Quarterly reporting.

Airport Traffic Rule A PPENDIX TO S UBPART U OF P ART 93—S PECIAL 93.161 Applicability.

F LIGHT R ULES IN THE V ICINITY OF THE 93.162 Description of area.

G RAND C ANYON N ATIONAL P ARK , AZ 93.163 Aircraft operations.

A PPENDIX A TO S UBPART U OF P ART 93— GCNP QUIET A IRCRAFT T ECHNOLOGY D ES - Subpart O—Special Flight Rules in the IGNATION Vicinity of Luke AFB, AZ Subpart V—Washington, DC Metropolitan 93.175 Applicability.

Area Special Flight Rules Area 93.176 Description of area.

93.177 Operations in the Special Air Traffic 93.331 Purpose and applicability of this sub- Rule Area.

part.

93.333 Failure to comply with this subpart.

Subparts P–R [ Reserved ] 93.335 Definitions.

93.337 Requirements for operating in the DC Subpart S—Allocation of Commuter and SFRA.

Air Carrier IFR Operations at High Den- 93.339 Requirements for operating in the DC sity Traffic Airports SFRA, including the DC FRZ.

93.341 Aircraft operations in the DC FRZ.

93.211 Applicability.

93.213 Definitions and general provisions. 93.343 Requirements for aircraft operations 93.215 Initial allocation of slots. to or from College Park Airport, Poto- 93.217 Allocation of slots for international mac Airfield, or Washington Executive/ operations and applicable limitations. Hyde Field Airport.

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 93.55 93.345 VFR outbound procedures for fringe Arm to a point intersecting the 350 ° airports.

bearing from the Anchorage Inter- national ATCT; thence north to inter- Subpart W—New York Class B Airspace cept the 5.2-mile arc centered on the Hudson River and East River Exclusion geographical center of Anchorage, Special Flight Rules Area Alaska, ATCT; thence counter- clockwise along that arc to its inter- 93.350 Definitions.

section with a line bearing 180 ° from 93.351 General requirements for operating in the East River and/or Hudson River Ex- the intersection of the new Seward clusions.

Highway and International Airport 93.352 Hudson River Exclusion specific oper- Road; thence due north to O’Malley ating procedures.

Road; thence east along O’Malley Road 93.353 East River Exclusion specific oper- to its intersection with Lake Otis ating procedures.

Parkway; thence northerly along Lake A UTHORITY : 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, Otis Parkway to its intersection with 40106, 40109, 40113, 44502, 44514, 44701, 44715, Abbott Road; thence east along Abbott 44719, 46301.

Road to its intersection with Abbott Loop Road; thence north to its inter- S PECIAL F EDERAL A VIATION R EGULATION section with Tudor Road; thence eas- N O. 60 terly along Tudor Road to its intersec- tion with Muldoon Road; thence north- E DITORIAL N OTE : For the text of SFAR No.

erly along Muldoon Road to the inter- 60, see part 91 of this chapter.

section of the Glenn Highway; thence north and east along the Glenn High- Subpart A—General way to Ski Bowl Road; thence south- east along the Ski Bowl Road to a § 93.1 Applicability.

point one-half mile south of the Glenn This part prescribes special air traf- Highway; thence north and east one- fic rules for operating aircraft in cer- half mile south of and parallel to the tain areas described in this part, unless Glenn Highway to its intersection with otherwise authorized by air traffic con- a line one-half mile east of and parallel trol.

to the Bryant Airport Runway 16/34 ex- tended centerline; thence northeast [Docket FAA–2002–13235, 68 FR 9795, Feb. 28, along a line one-half mile east of and 2003] parallel to Bryant Airport Runway 16/ 34 extended centerline to lat. 61 ° 17 ′ 13 ″ Subparts B–C [ Reserved ] N., long. 149 ° 37 ′ 35 ″ W.; thence west along lat. 61 ° 17 ′ 13 ″ N., to long. 149 ° 43 ′ 08 ″ Subpart D—Anchorage, Alaska, W.; thence north along long. 149 ° 43 ′ 08 ″ Terminal Area W., to lat. 61 ° 17 ′ 30 ″ N.; thence to lat.

61 ° 17 ′ 58 ″ N., long 149 ° 44 ′ 08 ″ W.; thence to S OURCE : Docket 29029, 64 FR 14976, Mar. 29, lat. 61 ° 19 ′ 10 ″ N., long. 149 ° 46 ′ 44 ″ W.; 1999, unless otherwise noted.

thence north along long. 149 ° 46 ′ 44 ″ W., to intercept the 4.7-mile radius arc cen- § 93.51 Applicability.

tered on Elmendorf Air Force Base This subpart prescribes special air (AFB), Alaska; thence counter- traffic rules for aircraft operating in clockwise along the 4.7-mile radius arc the Anchorage, Alaska, Terminal Area.

to its intersection with the west bank of Knik Arm; thence southerly along [Docket FAA–2002–13235, 68 FR 9795, Feb. 28, the west bank of Knik Arm to the 2003] point of beginning.

§ 93.53 Description of area.

[Docket 29029, 64 FR 14976, Mar. 29, 1999; The Anchorage, Alaska, Terminal Amdt. 93–77, 64 FR 17439, Apr. 9, 1999] Area is designated as that airspace ex- § 93.55 Subdivision of Terminal Area.

tending upward from the surface to the upper limit of each of the segments de- The Anchorage, Alaska, Terminal scribed in § 93.55. It is bounded by a line Area is subdivided as follows: beginning at Point MacKenzie, extend- (a) International segment. That area ing westerly along the bank of Knik from the surface to and including 4,100 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 93.57 feet MSL, within a 5.2-mile radius of rect to the mouth of Ship Creek; the Anchorage International ATCT; ex- thence direct to the point of beginning.

cluding that airspace east of the 350 ° (e) Bryant segment. That area from bearing from the Anchorage Inter- the surface to and including 2,000 feet MSL, within a line beginning at lat.

national ATCT and north of the 090 ° 61 ° 17 ′ 13 ″ N., long. 149 ° 37 ′ 35 ″ W.; thence bearing from the Anchorage Inter- west along lat. 61 ° 17 ′ 13 ″ N., to long.

national ATCT and east of a line bear- 149 ° 43 ′ 08 ″ W.; thence south along long.

ing 180 ° and 360 ° from the intersection 149 ° 43 ′ 08 ″ W., to the Glenn Highway; of the new Seward Highway and Inter- thence north and east along the Glenn national Airport Road and the airspace Highway to Ski Bowl Road; thence extending upward from the surface to southeast along the Ski Bowl Road to but not including 600 feet MSL, south a point one-half mile south of the of lat. 61 ° 08 ′ 28 ″ N.

Glenn Highway; thence north and east (b) Merrill segment. That area from one-half mile south of and parallel to the surface to and including 2,500 feet the Glenn Highway to its intersection MSL, within a line beginning at Point with a line one-half mile east of and Noname; thence direct to the mouth of parallel to the Bryant Airport Runway Ship Creek; thence direct to the inter- 16/34 extended centerline; thence north- section of the Glenn Highway and east along a line one-half mile east of Muldoon Road; thence south along and parallel to Bryant Airport runway Muldoon Road to Tudor Road; thence 16/34 extended centerline to the point of west along Tudor Road to the new Sew- beginning.

ard Highway; thence direct to West An- (f) Seward Highway segment. That chorage High School; thence direct to area from the surface to and including Point MacKenzie; thence via the north 4,100 feet MSL, within a line beginning bank of Knik Arm to the point of be- at the intersection of a line bearing ginning.

180 ° from the intersection of the new (c) Lake Hood segment. That area from Seward Highway and International Air- the surface to and including 2,500 feet port Road, and O’Malley Road; thence MSL, within a line beginning at Point east along O’Malley Road to its inter- MacKenzie; thence direct to West An- section with Lake Otis Park Way, lat.

chorage High School; thence direct to 61 ° 07 ′ 23 ″ N., long 149 ° 50 ′ 03 ″ W.; thence the intersection of Tudor Road and the northerly along Lake Otis Park Way to new Seward Highway; thence south its intersection with Abbott Road, lat.

along the new Seward Highway to the 61 ° 08 ′ 14 ″ N., long. 149 ° 50 ′ 03 ″ W.; thence 090 ° bearing from the Anchorage Inter- east along Abbott Road to its intersec- national ATCT; thence west direct to tion with Abbott Loop Road, lat.

the Anchorage International ATCT; 61 ° 08 ′ 14 ″ N., long. 149 ° 48 ′ 16 ″ W.; thence thence north along the 350 ° bearing due north to intersect with Tudor from the Anchorage International Road, lat. 61 ° 10 ′ 51 ″ N., long. 149 ° 48 ′ 16 ″ ATCT to the north bank of Knik arm; W.; thence west along Tudor Road to thence via the north bank of Knik Arm its intersection with the new Seward to the point of beginning.

Highway, lat. 61 ° 10 ′ 51 ″ N., long.

(d) Elmendorf segment. That area from 149 ° 51 ′ 38 ″ W.; thence south along the the surface to and including 3,000 feet new Seward Highway to its intersec- MSL, within a line beginning at Point tion with a line bearing 180 ° and 360 ° Noname; thence via the north bank of from the intersection of the new Sew- Knik Arm to the intersection of the ard Highway and International Airport 4.7-mile radius of Elmendorf AFB; Road; thence south to the point of be- thence clockwise along the 4.7-mile ra- ginning.

dius of Elmendorf AFB to long.

149 ° 46 ′ 44 ″ W.; thence south along long. [Docket 29029, 64 FR 14976, Mar. 29, 1999; Amdt. 93–77, 64 FR 17439, Apr. 9, 1999] 149 ° 46 ′ 44 ″ W. to lat. 61 ° 19 ′ 10 ″ N.; thence to lat. 61 ° 17 ′ 58 ″ N., long. 149 ° 44 ′ 08 ″ W.; § 93.57 General rules: All segments.

thence to lat. 61 ° 17 ′ 30 ″ N., long.

149 ° 43 ′ 08 ″ W.; thence south along long. (a) Each person operating an aircraft 149 ° 43 ′ 08 ″ W. to the Glenn Highway; to, from, or on an airport within the thence south and west along the Glenn Anchorage, Alaska, Terminal Area Highway to Muldoon Road; thence di- shall operate that aircraft according to Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 93.65 the rules set forth in this section and (b) Each person operating an airplane §§ 93.59, 93.61, 93.63, 93.65, 93.67, or 93.68 within this segment (except that part as applicable, unless otherwise author- described in paragraph (a) of this sec- ized or required by ATC. tion) shall operate that airplane at an altitude of at least 600 feet MSL until (b) Each person operating an airplane within the Anchorage, Alaska Ter- maneuvering for a safe landing requires minal Area shall conform to the flow of further descent.

traffic depicted on the appropriate § 93.63 General rules: Merrill segment.

aeronautical charts.

(c) Each person operating a heli- (a) No person may operate an aircraft copter shall operate it in a manner so at an altitude between 600 feet MSL as to avoid the flow of airplanes. and 2,000 feet MSL in that portion of (d) Except as provided in § 93.65 (d) this segment lying north of the and (e), and § 93.67(b), each person oper- midchannel of Knik Arm.

ating an aircraft in the Anchorage, (b) Each person operating an airplane Alaska, Terminal Area shall operate at a speed of more than 105 knots with- that aircraft only within the des- in this segment (except for that part ignated segment containing the arrival described in paragraph (a) of this sec- or departure airport.

tion) shall operate that airplane at an (e) Except as provided in §§ 93.63(d) altitude of at least 1,200 feet MSL until and 93.67(b), each person operating an maneuvering for a safe landing requires aircraft in the Anchorage, Alaska, Ter- further descent.

minal Area shall maintain two-way (c) Each person operating an airplane radio communications with the ATCT at a speed of 105 knots or less within serving the segment containing the ar- this segment (except for that part de- rival or departure airport.

scribed in paragraph (a) of this section) shall operate that airplane at an alti- § 93.59 General rules: International tude of at least 900 feet MSL until ma- segment.

neuvering for a safe landing requires (a) No person may operate an aircraft further descent.

at an altitude between 1,200 feet MSL (d) Whenever the Merrill ATCT is not and 2,000 feet MSL in that portion of operating, each person operating an this segment lying north of the aircraft either in that portion of the midchannel of Knik Arm.

Merrill segment north of midchannel of (b) Each person operating an airplane Knik Arm, or in the Seward Highway at a speed of more than 105 knots with- segment at or below 1200 feet MSL, in this segment (except that part de- shall contact Anchorage Approach Con- scribed in paragraph (a) of this section) trol for wake turbulence and other shall operate that airplane at an alti- advisories. Aircraft operating within tude of at least 1,600 feet MSL until the remainder of the segment should maneuvering for a safe landing requires self-announce intentions on the Merrill further descent. Field CTAF.

(c) Each person operating an airplane § 93.65 General rules: Elmendorf seg- at a speed of 105 knots or less within ment.

this segment (except that part de- scribed in paragraph (a) of this section) (a) Each person operating a turbine- shall operate that airplane at an alti- powered aircraft within this segment tude of at least 900 feet MSL until ma- shall operate that aircraft at an alti- neuvering for a safe landing requires tude of at least 1,700 feet MSL until further descent.

maneuvering for a safe landing requires further descent.

§ 93.61 General rules: Lake Hood seg- (b) Each person operating an airplane ment.

(other than turbine-powered aircraft) (a) No person may operate an aircraft at a speed of more than 105 knots with- at an altitude between 1,200 feet MSL in this segment shall operate that air- and 2,000 feet MSL in that portion of plane at an altitude of at least 1,200 this segment lying north of the feet MSL until maneuvering for a safe midchannel of Knik Arm. landing requires further descent.

14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 93.67 (c) Each person operating an airplane transition to or from the Lake Hood or (other than turbine-powered aircraft) Merrill segment shall contact the ap- at a speed of 105 knots or less within propriate ATCT prior to entering the the segment shall operate that airplane Seward Highway segment. All other at an altitude of at least 800 feet MSL persons operating an airplane at or until maneuvering for a safe landing below 1,200 feet MSL in this segment requires further descent. shall contact Anchorage Approach Con- (d) A person landing or departing trol.

from Elmendorf AFB, may operate that (c) At all times, each person oper- aircraft at an altitude between 1,500 ating an aircraft above 1,200 MSL shall feet MSL and 1,700 feet MSL within contact Anchorage Approach Control that portion of the International and prior to entering the Seward Highway Lake Hood segments lying north of the segment.

midchannel of Knik Arm.

§ 93.69 Special requirements, Lake (e) A person landing or departing Campbell and Sixmile Lake Air- from Elmendorf AFB, may operate that ports.

aircraft at an altitude between 900 feet Each person operating an aircraft to MSL and 1,700 feet MSL within that or from Lake Campbell or Sixmile portion of the Merrill segment lying Lake Airport shall conform to the flow north of the midchannel of Knik Arm.

of traffic for the Lake operations that (f) A person operating in VFR condi- are depicted on the appropriate aero- tions, at or below 600 feet MSL, north of a line beginning at the intersection nautical charts.

of Farrell Road and the long. 149 ° 43 ′ 08 ″ W.; thence west along Farrell Road to Subpart E—Flight Restrictions in the east end of Sixmile Lake; thence the Vicinity of Niagara Falls, west along a line bearing on the middle New York of Lake Lorraine to the northwest bank of Knik Arm; is not required to § 93.71 General operating procedures.

establish two-way radio communica- (a) Flight restrictions are in effect tions with ATC.

below 3,500 feet MSL in the airspace [Docket 29029, 64 FR 14977, Mar. 29, 1999; above Niagara Falls, New York, west of Amdt. 93–77, 64 FR 17439, Apr. 9, 1999] a line from latitude 43 ° 06 ′ 33 ″ N., lon- gitude 79 ° 03 ′ 30 ″ W. (the Whirlpool Rap- § 93.67 General rules: Bryant segment.

ids Bridge) to latitude 43 ° 04 ′ 47 ″ N., lon- gitude 79 ° 02 ′ 44 ″ W. (the Niagara River (a) Each person operating an airplane Inlet) to latitude 43 ° 04 ′ 29 ″ N., longitude to or from the Bryant Airport shall 79 ° 03 ′ 30 ″ W. (the International Control conform to the flow of traffic shown on Dam) to the United States/Canadian the appropriate aeronautical charts, Border and thence along the border to and while in the traffic pattern, shall the point of origin.

operate that airplane at an altitude of (b) No flight is authorized below 3,500 at least 1,000 feet MSL until maneu- feet MSL in the area described in para- vering for a safe landing requires fur- graph (a) of this section, except for air- ther descent.

craft operations conducted directly to (b) Each person operating an aircraft or from an airport/heliport within the within the Bryant segment should self- area, aircraft operating on an ATC-ap- announce intentions on the Bryant proved IFR flight plan, aircraft oper- Airport CTAF.

ating the Scenic Falls Route pursuant § 93.68 General rules: Seward Highway to approval of Transport Canada, air- segment.

craft carrying law enforcement offi- (a) Each person operating an airplane cials, or aircraft carrying properly ac- in the Seward Highway segment shall credited news representatives for which operate that airplane at an altitude of a flight plan has been filed with Buffalo at least 1,000 feet MSL unless maneu- NY (BUF) Automated Flight Service vering for a safe landing requires fur- Station (AFSS).

ther descent. (c) Check with Transport Canada for (b) Each person operating an aircraft flight restrictions in Canadian air- at or below 1,200 feet MSL that will space. Commercial air tour operations Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 93.81 approved by Transport Canada will be the Valparaiso, Florida, Terminal conducting a north/south orbit of the Area.

Niagara Falls area below 3,500 feet [Docket FAA–2002–13235, 68 FR 9795, Feb. 28, MSL over the Niagara River.

2003] (d) The minimum altitude for VFR § 93.81 Applicability and description of flight over the Scenic Falls area is 3,500 area.

feet MSL.

The Valparaiso, Florida Terminal (e) Comply with the following proce- Area is designated as follows: dures when conducting flight over the (a) North-South Corridor. The North- area described in paragraph (a) of this South Corridor includes the airspace section: extending upward from the surface up (1) Fly a clockwise pattern; to, but not including, 18,000 feet MSL, (2) Do not proceed north of the Rain- bounded by a line beginning at: bow Bridge; Latitude 30 ° 42 ′ 51 ″ N., Longitude 86 ° 38 ′ 02 ″ W.; (3) Prior to joining the pattern, to broadcast flight intentions on fre- Latitude 30 ° 43 ′ 18 ″ N., Longitude 86 ° 27 ′ 37 ″ W.; quency 122.05 Mhz, giving altitude and to position, and monitor the frequency Latitude 30 ° 37 ′ 01 ″ N., Longitude 86 ° 27 ′ 37 ″ W.; while in the pattern; to Latitude 30 ° 37 ′ 01 ″ N., Longitude 86 ° 25 ′ 30 ″ W.; (4) Use the Niagara Falls airport al- to timeter setting. Contact Niagara Falls Latitude 30 ° 33 ′ 01 ″ N., Longitude 86 ° 25 ′ 30 ″ W.; Airport Traffic Control Tower to ob- to tain the current altimeter setting, to Latitude 30 ° 33 ′ 01 ″ N., Longitude 86 ° 25 ′ 00 ″ W.; facilitate the exchange of traffic to Latitude 30 ° 25 ′ 01 ″ N., Longitude 86 ° 25 ′ 00 ″ W.; advisories/restrictions, and to reduce to the risk of midair collisions between Latitude 30 ° 25 ′ 01 ″ N., Longitude 86 ° 38 ′ 12 ″ W.; aircraft operating in the vicinity of the to Falls. If the Control Tower is closed, Latitude 30 ° 29 ′ 02 ″ N., Longitude 86 ° 38 ′ 02 ″ W.; use the appropriate Automatic Ter- to point of beginning.

minal Information Service (ATIS) Fre- (b) East-West Corridor. The East-West quency; Corridor is divided into three sections (5) Do not exceed 130 knots; to accommodate the different altitudes (6) Anticipate heavy congestion of as portions of the corridor underlie re- VFR traffic at or above 3,500 feet MSL; stricted areas R–2915C, R–2919B, and R– and 2914B.

(7) Use caution to avoid high-speed (1) The west section includes that civil and military aircraft transiting airspace extending upward from the the area to or from Niagara Falls Air- surface to but not including 8,500 feet MSL, bounded by a line beginning at: port.

Latitude 30 ° 22 ′ 47 ″ N, Longitude 86 ° 51 ′ 30 ″ (f) These procedures do not relieve pi- W: then along the shoreline to Latitude lots from the requirements of § 91.113 of 30 ° 23 ′ 46 ″ N, Longitude 86 ° 38 ′ 15 ″ W; to this chapter to see and avoid other air- Latitude 30 ° 20 ′ 47 ″ N, Longitude-86 ° 38 ′ 51 ″ craft.

W’’; then 3 NM from and parallel to the (g) Flight following, to and from the shoreline to Latitude 30 ° 19 ′ 45 ″ N, Lon- area, is available through Buffalo Ap- gitude 86 ° 51 ′ 30 ″ W’’; to the beginning.

proach.

(2) The center section would include [Docket FAA–2002–13235, 68 FR 9795, Feb. 28, that airspace extending upward from 2003] the surface to but not including 18,000 feet MSL, bounded by a line beginning at: Latitude 30 ° 25 ′ 01 ″ N, Longitude Subpart F—Valparaiso, Florida, 86 ° 38 ′ 12 ″ W; to Latitude 30 ° 25 ′ 01 ″ N, Lon- Terminal Area gitude 86 ° 25 ′ 00 ″ W; to Latitude 30 ° 25 ′ 01 ″ N, Longitude 86 ° 22 ′ 26 ″ W; to Latitude § 93.80 Applicability.

30 ° 19 ′ 41 ″ N, Longitude 86 ° 23 ′ 46 ″ W; then 3 This subpart prescribes special air NM from and parallel to the shoreline traffic rules for aircraft operating in to Latitude 30 ° 20 ′ 47 ″ N, Longitude

14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 93.83 86 ° 38 ′ 51 ″ W; to Latitude 30 ° 23 ′ 46 ″ N, Lon- Subpart G—Special Flight Rules in gitude 86 ° 38 ′ 15 ″ W; to the beginning.

the Vicinity of Los Angeles (3) The east section includes that air- International Airport space extending upward from the sur- face to but not including 8,500 feet S OURCE : Docket FAA–2002–14149, 68 FR MSL, bounded by a line beginning at: 41214, July 10, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

Latitude 30 ° 25 ′ 01 ″ N, Longitude 86 ° 22 ′ 26 ″ W; to Latitude 30 ° 22 ′ 01 ″ N, Longitude § 93.91 Applicability.

86 ° 08 ′ 00 ″ W; to Latitude 30 ° 19 ′ 16 ″ N, Lon- This subpart prescribes special air gitude 85 ° 56 ′ 00 ″ W; to Latitude 30 ° 11 ′ 08 ″ traffic rules for aircraft conducting N, Longitude 85 ° 56 ′ 00 ″ W; then 3 NM VFR operations in the Los Angeles, from and parallel to the shoreline to California Special Flight Rules Area.

Latitude 30 ° 19 ′ 41 ″ N, Longitude 86 ° 23 ′ 46 ″ W; to the beginning.

§ 93.93 Description of area.

[Amdt. 93–70, 59 FR 46154, Sept. 6, 1994, as The Los Angeles Special Flight Rules amended by Amdt. 93–82, 68 FR 9795, Feb. 28, Area is designated as that part of Area 2003; Docket FAA–2024–1669, Amdt. 93–104, 89 A of the Los Angeles Class B airspace FR 52362, June 24, 2024; Amdt. 93–104A, 89 FR area at 3,500 feet above mean sea level 56821, July 11, 2024] (MSL) and at 4,500 feet MSL, beginning at Ballona Creek/Pacific Ocean (lat.

§ 93.83 Aircraft operations.

33 ° 57 ′ 42 ″ N, long. 118 ° 27 ′ 23 ″ W), then (a) North-South Corridor. Unless oth- eastbound along Manchester Blvd. to erwise authorized by ATC (including the intersection of Manchester/405 the Eglin Radar Control Facility), no Freeway (lat. 33 ° 57 ′ 42 ″ N, long. 118 ° 22 ′ 10 ″ person may operate an aircraft in W), then southbound along the 405 flight within the North-South Corridor Freeway to the intersection of the 405 designated in § 93.81(b)(1) unless— Freeway/Imperial Highway (lat.

(1) Before operating within the cor- 33 ° 55 ′ 51 ″ N, long. 118 ° 22 ′ 06 ″ W), then ridor, that person obtains a clearance westbound along Imperial Highway to from the Eglin Radar Control Facility the intersection of Imperial Highway/ or an appropriate FAA ATC facility; Pacific Ocean (lat. 33 ° 55 ′ 51 ″ N, long.

and 118 ° 26 ′ 05 ″ W), then northbound along (2) That person maintains two-way the shoreline to the point of beginning.

radio communication with the Eglin Radar Control Facility or an appro- § 93.95 General operating procedures.

priate FAA ATC facility while within Unless otherwise authorized by the the corridor.

Administrator, no person may operate (b) East-West Corridor. Unless other- an aircraft in the airspace described in wise authorized by ATC (including the § 93.93 unless the operation is conducted Eglin Radar Control Facility), no per- in accordance with the following proce- son may operate an aircraft in flight dures: within the East-West Corridor des- (a) The flight must be conducted ignated in § 93.81(b)(2) unless— under VFR and only when operation (1) Before operating within the cor- may be conducted in compliance with ridor, that person establishes two-way § 91.155(a) of this chapter.

radio communications with Eglin (b) The aircraft must be equipped as Radar Control Facility or an appro- specified in § 91.215(b) of this chapter priate FAA ATC facility and receives replying on code 1201 prior to entering an ATC advisory concerning operations and while operating in this area.

being conducted therein; and (c) The pilot shall have a current Los (2) That person maintains two-way Angeles Terminal Area Chart in the radio communications with the Eglin aircraft.

Radar Control Facility or an appro- (d) The pilot shall operate on the priate FAA ATC facility while within Santa Monica very high frequency the corridor.

omni-directional radio range (VOR) [Amdt. 93–70, 59 FR 46155, Sept. 6, 1994] 132 ° radial.

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 93.123 (e) Aircraft navigating in a south- Helicopter route and altitude, as pub- easterly direction shall be in level lished.

flight at 3,500 feet MSL. (b) Pilots may deviate from the route (f) Aircraft navigating in a north- and altitude requirements of paragraph westerly direction shall be in level (a) of this section when necessary for flight at 4,500 feet MSL. safety, weather conditions or (g) Indicated airspeed shall not ex- transitioning to or from a destination ceed 140 knots. or point of landing.

(h) Anti-collision lights and aircraft position/navigation lights shall be on.

Subpart I [ Reserved ] Use of landing lights is recommended.

(i) Turbojet aircraft are prohibited Subpart J—Lorain County from VFR operations in this area.

Regional Airport Traffic Rule § 93.97 Operations in the SFRA.

§ 93.117 Applicability.

Notwithstanding the provisions of This subpart prescribes a special air § 91.131(a) of this chapter, an air traffic traffic rule for aircraft operating at the control authorization is not required in Lorain County Regional Airport, Lo- the Los Angeles Special Flight Rules rain County, Ohio.

Area for operations in compliance with [Docket FAA–2002–13235, 68 FR 9795, Feb. 28, § 93.95. All other provisions of § 91.131 of 2003] this chapter apply to operations in the Los Angeles Special Flight Rules Area.

§ 93.119 Aircraft operations.

Each person piloting an airplane Subpart H—Mandatory Use of the landing at the Lorain County Regional New York North Shore Heli- Airport shall enter the traffic pattern copter Route north of the airport and shall execute a right traffic pattern for a landing to S OURCE : Dockets FAA-2020–0772 and FAA– the southwest or a left traffic pattern 2018–0954, Amdt. 93-103, 85 FR 47899, Aug. 7, for a landing to the northeast. Each 2020, unless otherwise noted.

person taking off from the airport shall execute a departure turn to the north E FFECTIVE D ATE N OTE : By Dockets FAA– 2020–0772 and FAA–2018–0954, Amdt. 93–103, 85 as soon as practicable after takeoff.

FR 47899, Aug. 7, 2020, subpart H to part 93 [Docket 8669, 33 FR 11749, Aug. 20, 1968] was revised, effective Aug. 5, 2020, through Aug. 5, 2022. By Docket FAA–2022–1029; Amdt.

93–103A, 87 FR 47921, Aug. 5, 2022, this amend- Subpart K—High Density Traffic ment was extended to July 29, 2026.

Airports § 93.101 Applicability.

§ 93.121 Applicability.

This subpart prescribes a special air This subpart designates high density traffic rule for civil helicopters oper- traffic airports and prescribes air traf- ating VFR along the North Shore, fic rules for operating aircraft, other Long Island, New York, between July than helicopters, to or from those air- 29, 2022, and July 29, 2026.

ports.

[Docket FAA–2022–1029, Amdt. 93–103, 87 FR [Docket 9974, 35 FR 16592, Oct. 24, 1970, as 45642, July 31, 2022] amended by Amdt. 93–27, 38 FR 29464, Oct. 25, 1973] E FFECTIVE D ATE N OTE : By Docket FAA– 2022–1029, Amdt. 93–103, 87 FR 45642, July 31, § 93.123 High density traffic airports.

2022, § 93.101 was revised, effective July 29, 2022, through July 29, 2026.

(a) Each of the following airports is designated as a high density traffic air- § 93.103 Helicopter operations.

port and, except as provided in § 93.129 (a) Unless otherwise authorized, each and paragraph (b) of this section, or person piloting a helicopter along Long unless otherwise authorized by ATC, is Island, New York’s northern shoreline limited to the hourly number of allo- between the VPLYD waypoint and Ori- cated IFR operations (takeoffs and ent Point, shall utilize the North Shore landings) that may be reserved for the 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 93.123 specified classes of users for that air- (4) The allocation of IFR reservations port: for air carriers except commuters at LaGuardia, Newark, O’Hare, and Wash- IFR O PERATIONS PER H OUR ington National Airports does not in- clude extra sections of scheduled A IRPORT flights. The allocation of IFR reserva- Ronald tions for scheduled commuters at 4 2 LaGuardia , O’Hare , Reagan Class of user Newark Washington National Airport does not 5 3 5 , Na- tional include extra sections of scheduled flights. These flights may be conducted Air carriers .. 48 40 120 37 without regard to the limitation upon Commuters 14 10 25 11 Other ........... 6 10 10 12 the hourly IFR reservations at those airports.

J OHN F. K ENNEDY (5) Any reservation allocated to, but not taken by, air carrier operations Air carriers Commuters Other (except commuters) is available for a 1500 ................... 69 15 2 scheduled commuter operation.

1600 ................... 74 12 2 (6) Any reservation allocated to, but 1700 ................... 80 13 0 not taken by, air carrier operations 1800 ................... 75 10 2 1900 ................... 63 12 2 (except commuters) or scheduled com- 1 muter operations is available for other Washington National Airport operations are subject to modifications per Section 93.124.

operations.

The hour period in effect at O’Hare begins at 6:45 a.m.

and continues in 30-minute increments until 9:15 p.m. (c) For purposes of this subpart— Operations at O’Hare International Airport shall not— (1) The number of operations allo- (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of the note, exceed 62 for air carriers and 13 for commuters and 5 for ‘‘other’’ dur- cated to air carriers except commuters, as ing any 30-minute period beginning at 6:45 a.m. and con- used in paragraph (a) of this section re- tinuing every 30 minutes thereafter.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of the note, exceed fers to the number of operations con- more than 120 for air carriers, 25 for commuters, and 10 for ducted by air carriers with turboprop ‘‘other’’ in any two consecutive 30-minute periods.

(c) For the hours beginning at 6:45 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 11:45 and reciprocating engine aircraft hav- a.m., 7:45 p.m. and 8:45 p.m., the hourly limitations shall be 105 for air carriers, 40 for commuters and 10 for ‘‘other,’’ and ing a certificated maximum passenger the 30-minute limitations shall be 55 for air carriers, 20 for seating capacity of 75 or more or with commuters and 5 for ‘‘other.’’ For the hour beginning at 3:45 p.m., the hourly limitations shall be 115 for air carriers, 30 for turbojet powered aircraft having a cer- commuters and 10 for ‘‘others’’, and the 30-minute limitations tificated maximum passenger seating shall be 60 for air carriers, 15 for commuters and 5 for ‘‘other.’’ capacity of 56 or more, or, if used for Operations at LaGuardia Airport shall not— cargo service in air transportation, (a) Exceed 26 for air carriers, 7 for commuters and 3 for ‘‘other’’ during any 30-minute period. with any aircraft having a maximum (b) Exceed 48 for air carriers, 14 for commuters, and 6 for payload capacity of 18,000 pounds or ‘‘other’’ in any two consecutive 30-minute periods.

Pursuant to bilateral agreement, 14 slots at LaGuardia and more.

24 slots at O’Hare are allocated to the Canadian carriers.

(2) The number of operations allo- These slots are excluded from the hourly quotas set forth in § 93.123 above.

cated to scheduled commuters, as used in paragraph (a) of this section, refers (b) The following exceptions apply to to the number of operations conducted the allocations of reservations pre- by air carriers with turboprop and re- scribed in paragraph (a) Of this section.

ciprocating engine aircraft having a (1) The allocations of reservations certificated maximum passenger seat- among the several classes of users do ing capacity of less than 75 or by tur- not apply from 12 midnight to 6 a.m.

bojet aircraft having a certificated local time, but the total hourly limita- maximum passenger seating capacity tion remains applicable.

of less than 56, or if used for cargo serv- (2) [Reserved] (3) The allocation of 37 IFR reserva- ice in air transportation, with any air- tions per hour for air carriers except craft having a maximum payload ca- commuters at Washington National pacity of less than 18,000 pounds. For Airport does not include charter purposes of aircraft operations at Ron- flights, or other nonscheduled flights of ald Reagan Washington National Air- scheduled or supplemental air carriers.

port, the term ‘‘commuters’’ means These flights may be conducted with- aircraft operations using aircraft hav- out regard to the limitation of 37 IFR ing a certificated maximum seating ca- reservations per hour.

pacity of 76 or less.

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 93.133 (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of which the reservation is requested and paragraph (c)(2) of this section, a lim- the ceiling reported at the airport is at ited number of operations allocated for least 1,000 feet and the ground visi- ‘‘scheduled commuters’’ under para- bility reported at the airport is at least graph (a) of this section may be con- 3 miles.

ducted with aircraft described in (c) For the purpose of this section a § 93.221(e) of this part pursuant to the scheduled operation to or from the high requirements of § 93.221(e).

density airport is any operation regu- larly conducted by an air carrier or [Docket 9113, 34 FR 2603, Feb. 26, 1969, as commuter between a high density air- amended by Amdt. 93–37, 45 FR 62408, Sept.

18, 1980; Amdt. 93–44, 46 FR 58048, Nov. 27, port and another point regularly served 1981; Amdt. 93–46, 49 FR 8244, Mar. 6, 1984; by that operator unless the service is Amdt. 93–57, 54 FR 34906, Aug. 22, 1989; 54 FR conducted pursuant to irregular char- 37303, Sept. 8, 1989; Amdt. 93–59, 54 FR 39843, ter or hiring of aircraft or is a nonpas- Sept. 28, 1989; Amdt. 93–62, 56 FR 41207, Aug.

senger flight.

19, 1991; Amdt. 93–78, 64 FR 53564, Oct. 1, 1999; (d) An aircraft operator must obtain Amdt. 93–84, 70 FR 29063, May 19, 2005] an IFR reservation in accordance with § 93.125 Arrival or departure reserva- procedures established by the Adminis- tion.

trator. For IFR flights to or from a Except between 12 Midnight and 6 high density airport, reservations for a.m. local time, no person may operate takeoff and arrival shall be obtained an aircraft to or from an airport des- prior to takeoff.

ignated as a high density traffic air- [Docket 9113, 34 FR 2603, Feb. 26, 1969, as port unless he has received, for that op- amended by Amdt. 93–25, 37 FR 22794, Oct. 25, eration, an arrival or departure res- 1972; Amdt. 93–44, 46 FR 58049, Nov. 27, 1981; ervation from ATC.

Amdt. 93–46, 49 FR 8244, Mar. 6, 1984] [Docket 9974, 37 FR 22794, Oct. 25, 1972] § 93.130 Suspension of allocations.

§ 93.129 Additional operations.

The Administrator may suspend the (a) IFR. The operator of an aircraft effectiveness of any allocation pre- may take off or land the aircraft under scribed in § 93.123 and the reservation IFR at a designated high density traf- requirements prescribed in § 93.125 if he fic airport without regard to the max- finds such action to be consistent with imum number of operations allocated the efficient use of the airspace. Such for that airport if the operation is not suspension may be terminated when- a scheduled operation to or from a high ever the Administrator determines density airport and he obtains a depar- that such action is necessary for the ef- ture or arrival reservation, as appro- ficient use of the airspace.

priate, from ATC. The reservation is [Docket 9974, 35 FR 16592, Oct. 24, 1970, as granted by ATC whenever the aircraft amended by Amdt. 93–21, 35 FR 16636, Oct. 27, may be accommodated without signifi- 1970; Amdt. 93–27, 38 FR 29464, Oct. 25, 1973] cant additional delay to the operations allocated for the airport for which the § 93.133 Exceptions.

reservations is requested.

Except as provided in § 93.130, the pro- (b) VFR. The operator of an aircraft visions of §§ 93.123 and 93.125 do not may take off and land the aircraft apply to— under VFR at a designated high den- (a) The Newark Airport, Newark, NJ; sity traffic airport without regard to the maximum number of operations al- (b) The Kennedy International Air- located for that airport if the operation port, New York, NY, except during the is not a scheduled operation to or from hours from 3 p.m. through 7:59 p.m., a high density airport and he obtains a local time; and departure or arrival reservation, as ap- (c) O’Hare International Airport from propriate, from ATC. The reservation 9:15 p.m. to 6:44 a.m., local time.

is granted by ATC whenever the air- [Docket 24471, 49 FR 8244, Mar. 6, 1984] craft may be accommodated without significant additional delay to the op- erations allocated for the airport for Subpart L [ Reserved ]

14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 93.151 or onto the movement area of Ketch- Subpart M—Ketchikan ikan Harbor and monitors the des- International Airport Traffic Rule ignated frequency until outside the air- space described in § 93.151 and an- S OURCE : Docket 14687, 41 FR 14879, Apr. 8, nounces position and intentions upon 1976, unless otherwise noted.

departing that airspace.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 93.151 Applicability.

paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, if This subpart prescribes a special air two-way radio communications failure traffic rule for aircraft conducting occurs in flight, a person may operate VFR operations in the vicinity of the an aircraft within the airspace speci- Ketchikan International Airport or fied in § 93.151, and land, if weather con- Ketchikan Harbor, Alaska.

ditions are at or above basic VFR [Docket FAA–2002–13235, 68 FR 9795, Feb. 28, weather minimums.

2003] [Docket 26653, 56 FR 48094, Sept. 23, 1991] § 93.152 Description of area.

§ 93.155 Aircraft operations.

Within that airspace below 3,000 feet (a) When an advisory is received from MSL within the lateral boundary of the the Ketchikan Flight Service Station surface area of the Ketchikan Class E stating that an aircraft is on final ap- airspace regardless of whether that air- proach to the Ketchikan International space is in effect.

Airport, no person may taxi onto the [Docket FAA–2002–13235, 68 FR 9795, Feb. 28, runway of that airport until the ap- 2003] proaching aircraft has landed and has cleared the runway.

§ 93.153 Communications.

(b) Unless otherwise authorized by (a) When the Ketchikan Flight Serv- ATC, each person operating a large air- ice Station is in operation, no person plane or a turbine engine powered air- may operate an aircraft within the air- plane shall— space specified in § 93.151, or taxi onto (1) When approaching to land at the the runway at Ketchikan International Ketchikan International Airport, Airport, unless that person has estab- maintain an altitude of at least 900 feet lished two-way radio communications MSL until within three miles of the with the Ketchikan Flight Service Sta- airport; and tion for the purpose of receiving traffic (2) After takeoff from the Ketchikan advisories and continues to monitor International Airport, maintain run- the advisory frequency at all times way heading until reaching an altitude while operating within the specified of 900 feet MSL.

airspace.

(b) When the Ketchikan Flight Serv- Subpart N—Pearson Field (Van- ice Station is not in operation, no per- couver, WA) Airport Traffic son may operate an aircraft within the Rule airspace specified in § 93.151, or taxi onto the runway at Ketchikan Inter- national Airport, unless that person S OURCE : Docket FAA–2015–3980, Amdt. 93– 100, 81 FR 62806, Sept. 12, 2016, unless other- continuously monitors and commu- wise noted.

nicates, as appropriate, on the des- ignated common traffic advisory fre- § 93.161 Applicability.

quency as follows: This subpart prescribes special air (1) For inbound flights. Announces po- traffic rules for aircraft conducting sition and intentions when no less than VFR operations in the vicinity of the 10 miles from Ketchikan International Pearson Field Airport in Vancouver, Airport, and monitors the designated Washington.

frequency until clear of the movement area on the airport or Ketchikan Har- § 93.162 Description of area.

bor.

(2) For departing flights. Announces The Pearson Field Airport Special position and intentions prior to taxiing Flight Rules Area is designated as that onto the active runway on the airport airspace extending upward from the

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 93.176 surface to but not including 1,100 feet Subpart O—Special Flight Rules in MSL in an area bounded by a line be- the Vicinity of Luke AFB, AZ ginning at the point where the 019 ° bearing from Pearson Field intersects S OURCE : 74 FR 69278, Dec. 31, 2009, unless the 5-mile arc from Portland Inter- otherwise noted.

national Airport extending southeast to a point 1 ⁄ 2 miles east of Pearson § 93.175 Applicability.

Field on the extended centerline of This subpart prescribes a Special Air Runway 8/26, thence south to the north Traffic Rule for aircraft conducting shore of the Columbia River, thence VFR operations in the vicinity of Luke west via the north shore of the Colum- Air Force Base, AZ.

bia River to the 5-mile arc from Port- land International Airport, thence § 93.176 Description of area.

clockwise via the 5-mile arc to point of The Luke Air Force Base, Arizona beginning.

Terminal Area is designated during of- ficial daylight hours Monday through § 93.163 Aircraft operations.

Friday while Luke pilot flight training (a) Unless otherwise authorized by is underway, as broadcast on the local ATC, no person may operate an air- Automatic Terminal Information Serv- craft within the airspace described in ice (ATIS), and other times by Notice § 93.162, or taxi onto the runway at to Airmen (NOTAM), as follows: Pearson Field, unless– (a) East Sector: (1) That person establishes two-way (1) South section includes airspace radio communications with Pearson extending from 3,000 feet MSL to the Advisory on the common traffic advi- base of the overlaying Phoenix Class B sory frequency for the purpose of re- airspace bounded by a line beginning ceiving air traffic advisories and con- at: Lat. 33 ° 23 ′ 56 ″ N; Long. 112 ° 28 ′ 37 ″ W; tinues to monitor the frequency at all to Lat. 33 ° 22 ′ 32 ″ N; Long. 112 ° 37 ′ 14 ″ W; to times while operating within the speci- Lat. 33 ° 25 ′ 39 ″ N; Long. 112 ° 37 ′ 29 ″ W; to fied airspace.

Lat. 33 ° 31 ′ 55 ″ N; Long. 112 ° 30 ′ 32 ″ W; to (2) That person has obtained the Lat. 33 ° 28 ′ 00 ″ N; Long. 112 ° 28 ′ 41 ″ W; to Pearson Field weather prior to estab- point of beginning.

lishing two-way communications with (2) South section lower includes air- Pearson Advisory.

space extending from 2,100 feet MSL to (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of the base of the overlaying Phoenix paragraph (a) of this section, if two- Class B airspace, excluding the Luke way radio communications failure oc- Class D airspace area bounded by a line curs in flight, a person may operate an beginning at: Lat. 33 ° 28 ′ 00 ″ N; Long.

aircraft within the airspace described 112 ° 28 ′ 41 ″ W; to Lat. 33 ° 23 ′ 56 ″ N; Long.

in § 93.162, and land, if weather condi- 112 ° 28 ′ 37 ″ W; to Lat. 33 ° 27 ′ 53 ″ N; Long.

tions are at or above basic VFR weath- 112 ° 24 ′ 12 ″ W; to point of beginning.

er minimums. If two-way radio commu- (3) Center section includes airspace nications failure occurs while in flight extending from surface to the base of under IFR, the pilot must comply with the overlaying Phoenix Class B air- § 91.185.

space, excluding the Luke Class D air- (c) Unless otherwise authorized by space area bounded by a line beginning ATC, persons operating an aircraft at: Lat. 33 ° 42 ′ 22 ″ N; Long. 112 ° 19 ′ 16 ″ W; within the airspace described in § 93.162 to Lat. 33 ° 38 ′ 40 ″ N; Long. 112 ° 14 ′ 03 ″ W; to must— Lat. 33 ° 27 ′ 53 ″ N; Long. 112 ° 24 ′ 12 ″ W; to (1) When operating over the runway Lat. 33 ° 28 ′ 00 ″ N; Long. 112 ° 28 ′ 41 ″ W; to or extended runway centerline of Pear- Lat. 33 ° 31 ′ 55 ″ N; Long. 112 ° 30 ′ 32 ″ W; to son Field Runway 8/26 maintain an al- point of beginning.

titude at or below 700 feet above mean (4) The north section includes that sea level. airspace extending upward from 3,000 (2) Remain outside Portland Class C feet MSL to 4,000 feet MSL, bounded by Airspace. a line beginning at: Lat. 33 ° 42 ′ 22 ″ N; (3) Make a right traffic pattern when Long. 112 ° 19 ′ 16 ″ W; to Lat. 33 ° 46 ′ 58 ″ N; operating to/from Pearson Field Run- Long. 112 ° 16 ′ 41 ″ W; to Lat. 33 ° 44 ′ 48 ″ N; way 26. Long. 112 ° 10 ′ 59 ″ W; to Lat. 33 ° 38 ′ 40 ″ N; 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 93.177 Long. 112 ° 14 ′ 03 ″ W; to point of begin- § 93.211 Applicability.

ning.

(a) This subpart prescribes rules ap- (b) West Sector: plicable to the allocation and with- (1) The north section includes that drawal of IFR operational authority airspace extending upward from 3,000 (takeoffs and landings) to individual feet MSL to 6,000 feet MSL, bounded by air carriers and commuter operators at a line beginning at: Lat. 33 ° 51 ′ 52 ″ N; the High Density Traffic Airports iden- Long. 112 ° 37 ′ 54 ″ W; to Lat. 33 ° 49 ′ 34 ″ N; tified in subpart K of this part except Long. 112 ° 23 ′ 34 ″ W; to Lat. 33 ° 46 ′ 58 ″ N; for Newark Airport.

Long. 112 ° 16 ′ 41 ″ W; to Lat. 33 ° 42 ′ 22 ″ N; (b) This subpart also prescribes rules Long. 112 ° 19 ′ 16 ″ W; to Lat. 33 ° 39 ′ 27 ″ N; concerning the transfer of allocated Long. 112 ° 22 ′ 27 ″ W; to point of begin- IFR operational authority and the use ning. of that authority once allocated.

(2) The south section includes that § 93.213 Definitions and general provi- airspace extending upward from the sions.

surface to 6,000 feet MSL, bounded by a line beginning at: Lat. 33 ° 39 ′ 27 ″ N; (a) For purposes of this subpart— (1) New entrant carrier means a com- Long. 112 ° 22 ′ 27 ″ W; to Lat. 33 ° 38 ′ 06 ″ N; muter operator or air carrier which Long. 112 ° 23 ′ 51 ″ W; to Lat. 33 ° 38 ′ 07 ″ N; does not hold a slot at a particular air- Long. 112 ° 28 ′ 50 ″ W; to Lat. 33 ° 39 ′ 34 ″ N; port and has never sold or given up a Long. 112 ° 31 ′ 39 ″ W; to Lat. 33 ° 39 ′ 32 ″ N; slot at that airport after December 16, Long. 112 ° 37 ′ 36 ″ W; to Lat. 33 ° 51 ′ 52 ″ N; 1985.

Long. 112 ° 37 ′ 54 ″ W; to point of begin- (2) Slot means the operational author- ning.

ity to conduct one IFR landing or take- off operation each day during a specific § 93.177 Operations in the Special Air hour or 30 minute period at one of the Traffic Rule Area.

High Density Traffic Airports, as speci- (a) Unless otherwise authorized by fied in subpart K of this part.

Air Traffic Control (ATC), no person (3) Summer season means the period of may operate an aircraft in flight with- time from the first Sunday in April in the Luke Terminal Area designated until the last Sunday in October.

in § 93.176 unless— (4) Winter season means the period of (1) Before operating within the Luke time from the last Sunday in October Terminal area, that person establishes until the first Sunday in April.

radio contact with the Luke RAPCON; (5) Limited incumbent carrier means an and air carrier or commuter operator that (2) That person maintains two-way holds or operates fewer than 12 air car- radio communication with the Luke rier or commuter slots, in any com- RAPCON or an appropriate ATC facil- bination, at a particular airport, not ity while within the designated area.

including international slots, Essential (b) Requests for deviation from the Air Service Program slots, or slots be- provisions of this section apply only to tween the hours of 2200 and 0659 at aircraft not equipped with an oper- Washington National Airport or ational radio. The request must be sub- LaGuardia Airport. However, for the mitted at least 24 hours before the pro- purposes of this paragraph (a)(5), the posed operation to Luke RAPCON.

carrier is considered to hold the num- ber of slots at that airport that the carrier has, since December 16, 1985: Subparts P–R [ Reserved ] (i) Returned to the FAA; (ii) Had recalled by the FAA under Subpart S—Allocation of Com- § 93.227(a); or muter and Air Carrier IFR Op- (iii) Transferred to another party erations at High Density Traffic other than by trade for one or more Airports slots at the same airport.

(b) The definitions specified in sub- part K of this part also apply to this S OURCE : Docket 24105, 50 FR 52195, Dec. 20, 1985, unless otherwise noted. subpart.

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 93.217 (c) For purposes of this subpart, if an scribed in § 93.217(a)(1) on December 16, air carrier, commuter operator, or 1985.

other person has more than a 50-per- (e) Any slot not held by an operator cent ownership or control of one or on December 16, 1985 shall be allocated more other air carriers, commuter op- in accordance with the provisions of erators, or other persons, they shall be §§ 93.217, 93.219 or 93.225 of this subpart.

considered to be a single air carrier, [Docket 24105, 50 FR 52195, Dec. 20, 1985, as commuter operator, or person. In addi- amended by Amdt. 93–52, 51 FR 21717, June tion, if a single company has more 13, 1986] than a 50-percent ownership or control § 93.217 Allocation of slots for inter- of two or more air carriers and/or com- national operations and applicable muter operators or any combination limitations.

thereof, those air carriers and/or com- muter operators shall be considered to (a) Any air carrier of commuter oper- be a single operator. A single operator ator having the authority to conduct may be considered to be both an air international operations shall be pro- carrier and commuter operator for pur- vided slots for those operations, ex- poses of this subpart. cluding transborder service solely be- tween HDR airports and Canada, sub- [Docket 24105, 50 FR 52195, Dec. 20, 1985, as ject to the following conditions and the amended by Amdt. 93–52, 51 FR 21717, June other provisions of this section: 13, 1986; Amdt. 93–57, 54 FR 34906, Aug. 22, (1) The slot may be used only for a 1989; 54 FR 37303, Sept. 8, 1989; Amdt. 93–65, 57 FR 37314, Aug. 18, 1992] flight segment in which either the takeoff or landing is at a foreign point § 93.215 Initial allocation of slots.

or, for foreign operators, the flight seg- (a) Each air carrier and commuter ment is a continuation of a flight that operator holding a permanent slot on begins or ends at a foreign point. Slots December 16, 1985, as evidenced by the may be obtained and used under this records of the air carrier and com- section only for operations at Kennedy muter operator scheduling committees, and O’Hare airports unless otherwise shall be allocated those slots subject to required by bilateral agreement and withdrawal under the provisions of this only for scheduled service unless the subpart. The Chief Counsel of the FAA requesting carrier qualifies for the slot shall be the final decisionmaker for on the basis of historic seasonal oper- initial allocation determinations. ations, under § 93.217(a)(5).

(b) Any permanent slot whose use on (2) Slots used for an operation de- December 16, 1985 is divided among dif- scribed in paragraph (a)(1) of this sec- ferent operators, by day of the week, or tion may not be bought, sold, leased, or otherwise, as evidenced by records of otherwise transferred, except that such the scheduling committees, shall be al- a slot may be traded to another slot- located in conformity with those holder on a one-for-one basis for a slot records. The Chief Counsel of the FAA at the same airport in a different hour shall be the final decisionmaker for or half-hour period if the trade is for these determinations. the purpose of conducting such an op- (c) A carrier may permanently des- eration in a different hour or half-hour ignate a slot it holds at Kennedy Inter- period.

national Airport as a seasonal slot, to (3) Slots used for operations de- be held by the carrier only during the scribed in paragraph (a)(1) of this sec- corresponding season in future years, if tion must be returned to the FAA if it notifies the FAA (at the address the slot will not be used for such oper- specified in § 93.225(e)), in writing, the ations for more than a 2-week period.

preceding winter seasons or by October (4) Each air carrier or commuter op- 15 of the preceding year for summer erator having a slot that is used for op- seasons. erations described in paragraph (a)(1) (d) Within 30 days after December 16, of this section but is not used every 1985, each U.S. air carrier and com- day of the week shall notify the office muter operator must notify the office specified in § 93.221(a)(1) in writing of specified in § 93.221(a)(1), in writing, of those days on which the slots will not those slots used for operations de- be used.

14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 93.217 (5) Except as provided in paragraph drawn from domestic operations for op- (a)(10) of this section, at Kennedy and erations at Kennedy Airport under this O’Hare Airports, a slot shall be allo- paragraph if required by international cated, upon request, for seasonal inter- obligations.

national operations, including charter (9) In determining the hour in which operations, if the Chief Counsel of the a slot request under §§ 93.217(a)(6) and FAA determines that the slot had been 93.217(a)(8) will be granted, the fol- permanently allocated to and used by lowing will be taken into consider- the requesting carrier in the same hour ation, among other things: and for the same time period during (i) The availability of vacant slot the corresponding season of the pre- times; ceding year. Requests for such slots (ii) International obligations; must be submitted to the office speci- (iii) Airport terminal capacity, in- fied in § 93.221(a)(1), by the deadline cluding facilities and personnel of the published in a F EDERAL R EGISTER no- U.S. Customs Service and the U.S. Im- tice for each season. For operations migration and Naturalization Service; during the 1986 summer season, re- (iv) The extent and regularity of in- quests under this paragraph must have tended use of a slot; and been submitted to the FAA on or be- (v) Schedule constraints of carriers fore February 1, 1986. Each carrier re- requesting slots.

questing a slot under this paragraph (10) At O’Hare Airport, a slot will not must submit its entire international schedule at the relevant airport for the be allocated under this section to a particular season, noting which re- carrier holding or operating 100 or quests are in addition to or changes more permanent slots on the previous from the previous year. May 15 for a winter season or October (6) Except as provided in paragraph 15 for a summer season unless: (a)(10) of this section, additional slots (i) Allocation of the slot does not re- shall be allocated at O’Hare Airport for sult in a total allocation to that car- international scheduled air carrier and rier under this section that exceeds the commuter operations (beyond those number of slots allocated to and sched- slots allocated under §§ 93.215 and uled by that carrier under this section 93.217(a)(5) if a request is submitted to on February 23, 1990, and as reduced by the office specified in § 93.221(a)(1) and the number of slots reclassified under filed by the deadline published in a § 93.218, and does not exceed by more F EDERAL R EGISTER notice for each sea- than 2 the number of slots allocated to son. These slots will be allocated at the and scheduled by that carrier during time requested unless a slot is avail- any half hour of that day, or able within one hour of the requested (ii) Notwithstanding the number of time, in which case the unallocated slots allocated under paragraph slots will be used to satisfy the re- (a)(10)(i) of this section, a slot is avail- quest.

able for allocation without withdrawal (7) If required by bilateral agree- of a permanent slot from any carrier.

ment, additional slots shall be allo- (b) If a slot allocated under § 93.215 cated at LaGuardia Airport for inter- was scheduled for an operation de- national scheduled passenger oper- scribed in paragraph (a)(1) of this sec- ations within the hour requested.

tion on December 16, 1985, its use shall (8) To the extent vacant slots are be subject to the requirements of para- available, additional slots during the graphs (a)(1) through (a)(4) of this sec- high density hours shall be allocated at tion. The requirements also apply to Kennedy Airport for new international slots used for international operations scheduled air carrier and commuter op- at LaGuardia Airport.

erations (beyond those operations for (c) If a slot is offered to a carrier in which slots have been allocated under other than the hour requested, the car- §§ 93.215 and 93.217(a)(5)), if a request is rier shall have 14 days after the date of submitted to the office specified in § 93.221(a)(1) by the deadline published the offer to accept the newly offered in a F EDERAL R EGISTER notice for each slot. Acceptance must be in writing season. In addition, slots may be with- and sent to the office specified in Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 93.221 § 93.221(a)(1) and must repeat the cer- nently modify the base number of tified statements required by para- slots.

graph (e) of this section.

[Docket FAA–1999–4971, 64 FR 53565, Oct. 1, (d) The Office of the Secretary of 1999] Transportation reserves the right not to apply the provisions of this section, § 93.219 Allocation of slots for essential concerning the allocation of slots, to air service operations and applica- any foreign air carrier or commuter op- ble limitations.

erator of a country that provides slots Whenever the Office of the Secretary to U.S. air carriers and commuter oper- of Transportation determines that ators on a basis more restrictive than slots are needed for operations to or provided by this subpart. Decisions not from a High Density Traffic Airport to apply the provisions of this section under the Department of Transpor- will be made by the Office of the Sec- tation’s Essential Air Service (EAS) retary of Transportation.

Program, those slots shall be provided (e) Each request for slots under this to the designated air carrier or com- section shall state the airport, days of muter operator subject to the following the week and time of the day of the de- limitations: sired slots and the period of time the (a) Slots obtained under this section slots are to be used. Each request shall may not be bought, sold, leased or oth- identify whether the slot is requested erwise transferred, except that such under paragraph (a)(5), (6), or (8) and slots may be traded for other slots on a identify any changes from the previous one-for-one basis at the same airport.

year if requested under both para- (b) Any slot obtained under this sec- graphs. The request must be accom- tion must be returned to the FAA if it panied by a certified statement signed will not be used for EAS purposes for by an officer of the operator indicating more than a 2-week period. A slot re- that the operator has or has contracted turned under this paragraph may be re- for aircraft capable of being utilized in allocated to the operator which re- using the slots requested and that the turned it upon request to the FAA of- operator has bona fide plans to use the fice specified in § 93.221(a)(1) if that slot requested slots for operations described has not been reallocated to an operator in paragraph (a).

to provide substitute essential air serv- [Docket 24105, 51 FR 21717, June 13, 1986, as ice.

amended by Amdt. 93–61, 55 FR 53243, Dec. 27, (c) Slots shall be allocated for EAS 1990; 56 FR 1059, Jan. 10, 1991; Amdt. 93–78, 64 purposes in a time period within 90 FR 53565, Oct. 1, 1999] minutes of the time period requested.

(d) The Department will not honor § 93.218 Slots for transborder service to and from Canada. requests for slots for EAS purposes to a point if the requesting carrier has pre- (a) Except as otherwise provided in viously traded away or sold slots it had this subpart, international slots identi- used or obtained for use in providing fied by U.S. carriers for international essential air service to that point.

operations in December 1985 and the (e) Slots obtained under Civil Aero- equivalent number of international nautics Board Order No. 84–11–40 shall slots held as of February 24, 1998, will be considered to have been obtained be domestic slots. The Chief Counsel of under this section.

the FAA shall be the final decision- maker for these determinations.

§ 93.221 Transfer of slots.

(b) Canadian carriers shall have a guaranteed base level of slots of 42 (a) Except as otherwise provided in slots at LaGuardia, 36 slots at O’Hare this subpart, effective April 1, 1986, for the Sumner season, and 32 slots at slots may be bought, sold or leased for O’Hare in the Winter season. any consideration and any time period (c) Any modification to the slot base and they may be traded in any com- by the Government of Canada or the bination for slots at the same airport Canadian carriers that results in a de- or any other high density traffic air- crease of the guaranteed base in para- port. Transfers, including leases, shall graph (b) of this section shall perma- comply with the following conditions: 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 93.221 (1) Requests for confirmation must be the lottery slot, which shall be re- submitted in writing to Slot Adminis- turned to the FAA. All use of the lot- tration Office, AGC–230, Office of the tery slot shall be counted toward ful- Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Ad- filling the minimum use requirements ministration, 800 Independence Ave., under § 93.227(a) applicable to the slot SW., Washington, DC 20591, in a format or slots for which the lottery slot was to be prescribed by the Administrator.

traded, including subsequent trades.

Requests will provide the names of the (iii) Slots obtained by new entrant or transferor and recipient; business ad- limited incumbent carriers in a lottery dress and telephone number of the per- may be sold, leased, or otherwise trans- sons representing the transferor and ferred to another entrant or limited in- recipient; whether the slot is to be used cumbent carrier after a minimum of 60 for an arrival or departure; the date days of use by the obtaining carrier.

the slot was acquired by the transferor; The transfer restrictions of the section of this subpart under which § 93.221(a)(5)(i) shall continue to apply the slot was allocated to the trans- to the slot until documentation of 24 feror; whether the slot has been used months’ continuous use has been sub- by the transferor for international or mitted and the transfer restriction re- essential air service operations; and moved.

whether the slot will be used by the re- (6) The Office of the Secretary of cipient for international or essential Transportation must determine that air service operations. After with- the transfer will not be injurious to the drawal priorities have been established essential air service program.

under § 93.223 of this part, the requests (b) A record of each slot transfer must include the slot designations of shall be kept on file by the office speci- the transferred slots as described in fied in paragraph (a)(1) of this section § 93.223(b)(5).

and will be made available to the pub- (2) The slot transferred must come lic upon request.

from the transferor’s then-current FAA-approved base. (c) Any person may buy or sell slots (3) Written evidence of each trans- and any air carrier or commuter may feror’s consent to the transfer must be use them. Notwithstanding § 93.123, air provided to the FAA. carrier slots may be used with aircraft (4) The recipient of a transferred slot of the kind described in § 93.123 (c)(1) or may not use the slot until written con- (c)(2) but commuter slots may only be firmation has been received from the used with aircraft of the kind described FAA.

in § 93.0123(c)(2).

(5)(i) Until a slot obtained by a new (d) Air carriers and commuter opera- entrant or limited incumbent carrier in tors considered to be a single operator a lottery held under § 93.225 after June under the provisions of § 93.213(c) of 1, 1991, has been used by the carrier this subpart but operating under sepa- that obtained it for a continuous 24- rate names shall report transfers of month period after the lottery in ac- slots between them.

cordance with § 93.227(a), that slot may (e) Notwithstanding § 93.123(c)(2) of be transferred only by trade for one or this part, a commuter slot at O’Hare more slots at the same airport or to International Airport may be used with other new entrant or limited incum- an aircraft described in § 93.123(c)(1) of bent carriers under § 93.221(a)(5)(iii).

this part on the following conditions: This transfer restriction shall apply to (1) Air carrier aircraft that may be the same extent to any slot or slots ac- operated under this paragraph are lim- quired by trading the slot obtained in a ited to aircraft: lottery. To remove the transfer restric- (i) Having an actual seating configu- tion, documentation of 24 months’ con- ration of 110 or fewer passengers; and tinuous use must be submitted to the (ii) Having a maximum certificated FAA Office of the Chief Counsel.

takeoff weight of less than 126,000 (ii) Failure to use a slot acquired by pounds.

trading a slot obtained in a lottery for a continuous 24-month period after the (2) No more than 50 percent of the lottery, shall void all trades involving total number of commuter slots held Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 93.223 by a slot holder at O’Hare Inter- those recalled by the agency under national Airport may be used with air- § 93.227 will be allocated.

craft described in paragraph (e)(1) of (b) Separate slot pools shall be estab- this section. lished for air carriers and commuter operators at each airport. The FAA (3) An air carrier or commuter oper- shall assign, by random lottery, with- ator planning to operate an aircraft de- drawal priority numbers for the recall scribed in paragraph (e)(1) of this sec- priority of slots at each airport. Each tion in a commuter slot shall notify additional permanent slot, if any, will ATC at least 75 days in advance of the be assigned the next higher number for planned start date of such operation.

air carrier or commuter slots, as appro- The notice shall include the slot num- priate, at each airport. Each slot shall ber, proposed time of operation, air- be assigned a designation consisting of craft type, aircraft series, actual air- the applicable withdrawal priority craft seating configuration, and number; the airport code; a code indi- planned start date. ATC will approve or cating whether the slot is an air car- disapprove the proposed operation no rier or commuter operator slot; and the later than 45 days prior to the planned time period of the slot. The designation start date. If an operator does not ini- shall also indicate, as appropriate, if tiate operation of a commuter slot the slot is daily or for certain days of under this section within 30 days of the the week only; is limited to arrivals or planned start date first submitted to departures; is allocated for inter- the FAA, the ATC approval for that op- national operations or for EAS pur- eration will expire. That operator may poses; and, at Kennedy International file a new or revised notice for the Airport, is a summer or winter slot.

same half-hour slot time.

(c) Whenever slots must be with- (4) An operation may not be con- drawn, they will be withdrawn in ac- ducted under paragraph (e)(1) of this cordance with the priority list estab- section unless a gate is available for lished under paragraph (b) of this sec- that operation without planned wait- tion, except: ing time.

(1) Slots obtained in a lottery held (5) For the purposes of this paragraph pursuant to § 93.225 of this part shall be (e), notice to ATC shall be submitted in subject to withdrawal pursuant to writing to: Director, Air Traffic Sys- paragraph (i) of that section, and tem Management, ATM–1, Federal (2) Slots necessary for international Aviation Administration, 800 Independ- and essential air service operations ence Avenue SW., Washington, DC shall be exempt from withdrawal for 20591.

use for other international or essential air service operations.

[Docket 24105, 50 FR 52195, Dec. 20, 1985, as (3) Except as provided in § 93.227(a), amended by Amdt. 93–52, 51 FR 21717, June 13, 1986; Amdt. 93–58, 54 FR 39293, Sept. 25, the FAA shall not withdraw slots held 1989; Amdt. 93–62, 56 FR 41208, Aug. 19, 1991; at an airport by an air carrier or com- Amdt. 93–65, 57 FR 37314, Aug. 18, 1992; Amdt.

muter operator holding and operating 93–68, 58 FR 39616, July 23, 1993] 12 or fewer slots at that airport (ex- cluding slots used for operations de- § 93.223 Slot withdrawal.

scribed in § 93.212(a)(1)), if withdrawal (a) Slots do not represent a property would reduce the number of slots held right but represent an operating privi- below the number of slots operated.

lege subject to absolute FAA control. (4) No slot comprising the guaranteed Slots may be withdrawn at any time to base of slots, as defined in section fulfill the Department’s operational 93.318(b), shall be withdrawn for use for needs, such as providing slots for inter- international operations or for new en- national or essential air service oper- trants.

ations or eliminating slots. Before (d) The following withdrawal priority withdrawing any slots under this sec- rule shall be used to permit application tion to provide them for international of the one-for-one trade provisions for operations, essential air services or international and essential air service other operational needs, those slots re- slots and the slot withdrawal provi- turned under § 93.224 of this part and sions where the slots are needed for 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 93.224 other than international or essential and commuter operator slots. The slots air service operations. If an operator to be allocated in each lottery will be has more than one slot in a specific each unallocated slot not necessary for time period in which it also has a slot international or Essential Air Service being used for international or essen- Program operations, including any slot tial air service operations, the inter- created by an increase in the operating national and essential air service slots limits set forth in § 93.123(a).

will be considered to be those with the (d) The FAA shall publish a notice in lowest withdrawal priority. the F EDERAL R EGISTER announcing any (e) The operator(s) using each slot to lottery dates. The notice may include be withdrawn shall be notified by the special procedures to be in effect for FAA of the withdrawal and shall cease the lotteries.

operations using that slot on the date (e) Participation in a lottery is open indicated in the notice. Generally, the to each U.S. air carrier or commuter FAA will provide at least 30 days after operator operating at the airport and notification for the operator to cease providing scheduled passenger service operations unless exigencies require a at the airport, as well as where pro- shorter time period. vided for by bilateral agreement. Any (f) For 24 months following a lottery U.S. carrier, or foreign air carrier held after June 1, 1991, a slot acquired where provided for by bilateral agree- in that lottery shall be withdrawn by ment, that is not operating scheduled the FAA upon the sale, merger, or ac- service at the airport and has not quisition of more than 50 percent own- failed to operate slots obtained in the ership or control of the carrier using previous lottery, or slots traded for that slot or one acquired by trade of those obtained by lottery, but wishes that slot, if the resulting total of slots to initiate scheduled passenger service held or operated at the airport by the at the airport, shall be included in the surviving entity would exceed 12 slots. lottery if that operator notifies, in writing, the Slot Administration Of- [Docket 24105, 50 FR 52195, Dec. 20, 1985, as fice, AGC–230, Office of the Chief Coun- amended by Amdt. 93–52, 51 FR 21718, June sel, Federal Aviation Administration, 13, 1986; Amdt. 93–57, 54 FR 34906, Aug. 22, 1989; Amdt. 93–65, 57 FR 37314, Aug. 18, 1992; 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Wash- Amdt. 93–78, 64 FR 53565, Oct. 1, 1999] ington, DC 20591. The notification must be received 15 days prior to the lottery § 93.224 Return of slots.

date and state whether there is any (a) Whenever a slot is required to be common ownership or control of, by, or returned under this subpart, the holder with any other air carrier or commuter must notify the office specified in operator as defined in § 93.213(c). New § 93.221(a)(1) in writing of the date after entrant and limited incumbent carriers which the slot will not be used. will be permitted to complete their se- (b) Slots may be voluntarily returned lections before participation by other for use by other operators by notifying incumbent carriers is initiated.

the office specified in § 93.221(a)(1) in (f) At the lottery, each operator must writing. make its selection within 5 minutes after being called or it shall lose its § 93.225 Lottery of available slots.

turn. If capacity still remains after (a) Whenever the FAA determines each operator has had an opportunity that sufficient slots have become avail- to select slots, the allocation sequence able for distribution for purposes other will be repeated in the same order. An than international or essential air operator may select any two slots service operations, but generally not available at the airport during each se- more than twice a year, they shall be quence, except that new entrant car- allocated in accordance with the provi- riers may select four slots, if available, sions of this section. in the first sequence.

(b) A random lottery shall be held to (g) To select slots during a slot lot- determine the order of slot selection. tery session, a carrier must have ap- (c) Slot allocation lotteries shall be propriate economic authority for held on an airport-by-airport basis scheduled passenger service under Title with separate lotteries for air carrier IV of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958,

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 93.227 as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 1371 et seq. ), (c) Requests for allocations under and must hold FAA operating author- this section shall be submitted in writ- ity under part 121 or part 135 of this ing to the address listed in § 93.221(a)(1) chapter as appropriate for the slots the and shall identify the request as made operator seeks to select. under this section.

(d) The FAA may deny requests made (h) During the first selection se- under this section after a determina- quence, 25 percent of the slots available tion that all remaining slots in a par- but no less than two slots shall be re- ticular category should be distributed served for selection by new entrant by lottery.

carriers. If new entrant carriers do not (e) Slots may be allocated on a sea- select all of the slots set aside for new sonal or temporary basis under this entrant carriers, limited incumbent provision.

carriers may select the remaining slots. If every participating new en- [Docket 24105, 51 FR 21718, June 13, 1986] trant carrier and limited incumbent carrier has ceased selection of avail- § 93.227 Slot use and loss.

able slots or has obtained 12 slots at (a) Except as provided in paragraphs that airport, other incumbent carriers (b), (c), (d), (g), and (l) of this section, may participate in selecting the re- any slot not utilized 80 percent of the maining slots; however, slots selected time over a 2-month period shall be re- by non-limited incumbent carriers will called by the FAA.

be allocated only until the date of the (b) Paragraph (a) of this section does next lottery.

not apply to slots obtained under (i) Slots obtained under this section § 93.225 of this part during: shall retain their withdrawal priority (1) The first 90 days after they are al- as established under § 93.223. If the slot located to a new entrant carrier; or is newly created, a withdrawal priority (2) The first 60 days after they are al- shall be assigned. That priority number located to a limited incumbent or shall be higher than any other slot as- other incumbent carrier.

signed a withdrawal number pre- (c) Paragraph (a) of this section does viously.

not apply to slots of an operator forced by a strike to cease operations using [Docket 24105, 50 FR 52195, Dec. 20, 1985, as those slots.

amended by Amdt. 93–52, 51 FR 21718, June (d) In the case of a carrier that files 13, 1986; Amdt. 93–58, 54 FR 39293, Sept. 25, 1989; Amdt. 93–65, 57 FR 37314, Aug. 18, 1992; 57 for protection under the Federal bank- FR 47993, Oct. 21, 1992; Amdt. 93–78, 64 FR ruptcy laws and has not received a No- 53565, Oct. 1, 1999] tice of Withdrawal from the FAA for the subject slot or slots, paragraph (a) § 93.226 Allocation of slots in low-de- of this section does not apply: mand periods.

(1) During a period after the initial (a) If there are available slots in the petition in bankruptcy, to any slot following time periods and there are no held or operated by that carrier, for: pending requests for international or (i) 60 days after the carrier files the EAS operations at these times, FAA initial petition in bankruptcy; and will allocate slots upon request on a (ii) 30 days after the carrier, in an- first-come, first-served basis, as set ticipation of transferring slots, sub- forth in this section: mits information to a Federal govern- (1) Any period for which a slot is ment agency in connection with a stat- available less than 5 days per week. utory antitrust, economic impact, or (2) Any time period for which a slot similar review of the transfer, provided is available for less than a full season. that the information is submitted more (3) For LaGuardia and Washington than 30 days after filing the initial pe- National Airports: tition in bankruptcy, and provided fur- (i) 6:00 a.m.–6:59 a.m. ther that any slot to be transferred has (ii) 10:00 p.m.–midnight. not become subject to withdrawal (b) Slots will be allocated only to op- under any other provision of this erators with the economic and oper- § 93.227; and ating authority and aircraft required (2) During a period after a carrier to use the slots. ceases operations at an airport, to any 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 93.227 slot held or operated by that carrier at stitute essential air service to or from that airport, for: the same points.

(i) 30 days after the carrier ceases op- (i) Every air carrier and commuter erations at that airport, provided that operator or other person holding a slot the slot has not become subject to at a high density airport shall, within withdrawal under any other provision 14 days after the last day of the 2- of this § 93.227; and month period beginning January 1, (ii) 30 days after the parties to a pro- 1986, and every 2 months thereafter, posed transfer of any such slot comply forward, in writing, to the address with requests for additional informa- identified in § 93.221(a)(1), a list of all tion by a Federal government agency slots held by the air carrier, commuter in connection with an antitrust, eco- operator or other person along with a nomic impact, or similar investigation listing of which air carrier or com- of the transfer, provided that— muter operator actually operated the (A) The original notice of the trans- slot for each day of the 2-month period.

fer is filed with the Federal agency The report shall identify the flight within 30 days after the carrier ceases number for which the slot was used and operation at the airport; the equipment used, and shall identify (B) The request for additional infor- the flight as an arrival or departure.

mation is made within 10 days of the The report shall identify any common filing of the notice by the carrier; ownership or control of, by, or with (C) The carrier submits the addi- tional information to the Federal agen- any other carrier as defined in cy within 15 days of the request by § 93.213(c) of this subpart. The report such agency; and shall be signed by a senior official of (D) Any slot to be transferred has not the air carrier or commuter operator.

become subject to withdrawal under If the slot is held by an ‘‘other person,’’ any other provision of this § 93.227.

the report must be signed by an official (e) Persons having slots withdrawn representative.

pursuant to paragraph (a) of this sec- (j) The Chief Counsel of the FAA may tion must cease all use of those slots waive the requirements of paragraph upon receipt of notice from the FAA.

(a) of this section in the event of a (f) Persons holding slots but not highly unusual and unpredictable con- using them pursuant to the provisions dition which is beyond the control of of paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) may lease the slot-holder and which exists for a those slots for use by others. A slot ob- period of 9 or more days. Examples of tained in a lottery may not be leased conditions which could justify waiver after the expiration of the applicable under this paragraph are weather con- time period specified in paragraph (b) ditions which result in the restricted of this section unless it has been oper- operation of an airport for an extended ated for a 2-month period at least 65 period of time or the grounding of an percent of the time by the operator aircraft type.

which obtained it in the lottery.

(g) This section does not apply to (k) The Chief Counsel of the FAA slots used for the operations described may, upon request, grant a waiver from in § 93.217(a)(1) except that a U.S. air the requirements of paragraph (a) of carrier or commuter operator required this section for a slot used for the do- to file a report under paragraph (i) of mestic segment of an intercontinental this section shall include all slots oper- all-cargo flight. To qualify for a waiv- ated at the airport, including slots de- er, a carrier must operate the slot a scribed in § 93.217(a)(1).

substantial percentage of the time and (h) Within 30 days after an operator must return the slot to the FAA in ad- files for protection under the Federal vance for the time periods it will not bankruptcy laws, the FAA shall recall be used.

any slots of that operator, if—(1) the (l) The FAA will treat as used any slots were formerly used for essential slot held by a carrier at a High Density air service and (2) the Office of the Sec- Traffic Airport on Thanksgiving Day, retary of Transportation determines the Friday following Thanksgiving those slots are required to provide sub- Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 93.303 Day, and the period from December 24 west to Lat. 36 ° 24 ′ 46 ″ N., Long. 112 ° 51 ′ 10 ″ through the first Saturday in January. W., thence west along the boundary of Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP) [Docket 24105, 50 FR 52195, Dec. 20, 1985, as to Lat. 36 ° 14 ′ 08 ″ N., Long. 113 ° 10 ′ 07 ″ W.; amended by Amdt. 93–52, 51 FR 21718, June west-southwest to Lat. 36 ° 09 ′ 30 ″ N., 13, 1986; Amdt. 93–65, 57 FR 37315, Aug. 18, Long. 114 ° 03 ′ 03 ″ W.; southeast to Lat.

1992; Amdt. 93–71, 59 FR 58771, Nov. 15, 1994] 36 ° 05 ′ 11 ″ N., Long. 113 ° 58 ′ 46 ″ W.; thence south along the boundary of GCNP to Subpart T—Ronald Reagan Wash- Lat. 35 ° 58 ′ 23 ″ N., Long. 113 ° 54 ′ 14 ″ W.; ington National Airport Traffic north to Lat. 36 ° 00 ′ 10 ″ N., Long.

Rules 113 ° 53 ′ 48 ″ W.; northeast to Lat. 36 ° 02 ′ 14 ″ N., Long. 113 ° 50 ′ 16 ″ W.; to Lat. 36 ° 02 ′ 17 ″ S OURCE : Docket 25143, 51 FR 43587, Dec. 3, N., Long. 113 ° 53 ′ 48 ″ W.; northeast to 1986; Amdt. 93–82, 68 FR 9795, Feb. 28, 2003, Lat. 36 ° 02 ′ 14 ″ N., Long. 113 ° 50 ′ 16 ″ W.; to unless otherwise noted.

Lat. 36 ° 02 ′ 17 ″ N., Long. 113 ° 49 ′ 11 ″ W.; southeast to Lat. 36 ° 01 ′ 22 ″ N., Long.

§ 93.251 Applicability.

113 ° 48 ′ 21 ″ W.; to Lat. 35 ° 59 ′ 15 ″ N., Long.

This subpart prescribes rules applica- 113 ° 47 ′ 13 ″ W.; to Lat. 35 ° 57 ′ 51 ″ N., Long.

ble to the operation of aircraft to or 113 ° 46 ′ 01 ″ W.; to Lat. 35 ° 57 ′ 45 ″ N., Long.

from Ronald Reagan Washington Na- 113 ° 45 ′ 23 ″ W.; southwest to Lat. 35 ° 54 ′ 48 ″ tional Airport.

N., Long. 113 ° 50 ′ 24 ″ W.; southeast to Lat. 35 ° 41 ′ 01 ″ N., Long. 113 ° 35 ′ 27 ″ W.; § 93.253 Nonstop operations.

thence clockwise via the 4.2-nautical No person may operate an aircraft mile radius of the Peach Springs nonstop in air transportation between VORTAC to Lat. 36 ° 38 ′ 53 ″ N., Long.

Ronald Reagan Washington National 113 ° 27 ′ 49 ″ W.; northeast to Lat. 35 ° 42 ′ 58 ″ Airport and another airport that is N., Long. 113 ° 10 ′ 57 ″ W.; north to Lat.

more than 1,250 miles away from Ron- 35 ° 57 ′ 51 ″ N., Long. 113 ° 11 ′ 06 ″ W.; east to ald Reagan Washington National Air- Lat. 35 ° 57 ′ 44 ″ N., Long. 112 ° 14 ′ 04 ″ W.; port.

thence clockwise via the 4.3-nautical mile radius of the Grand Canyon Na- Subpart U—Special Flight Rules in tional Park Airport reference point (Lat. 35 ° 57 ′ 08 ″ N., Long. 112 ° 08 ′ 49 ″ W.) to the Vicinity of Grand Canyon the point of origin.

National Park, AZ [Docket 5926, 65 FR 17742, Apr. 4, 2000] S OURCE : By Docket 28537, 61 FR 69330, Dec.

§ 93.303 Definitions.

31, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

For the purposes of this subpart: § 93.301 Applicability.

Allocation means authorization to This subpart prescribes special oper- conduct a commercial air tour in the ating rules for all persons operating Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP) aircraft in the following airspace, des- Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA).

ignated as the Grand Canyon National Commercial air tour means any flight Park Special Flight Rules Area: That conducted for compensation or hire in airspace extending from the surface up a powered aircraft where a purpose of to but not including 18,000 feet MSL the flight is sightseeing. If the operator within an area bounded by a line begin- of a flight asserts that the flight is not ning at Lat. 35 ° 55 ′ 12 ″ N., Long. 112 ° 04 ′ 05 ″ a commercial air tour, factors that can W.; east to Lat. 35 ° 55 ′ 30 ″ N., Long. be considered by the Administrator in 111 ° 45 ′ 00 ″ W.; to Lat. 35 ° 59 ′ 02 ″ N., Long. making a determination of whether the 111 ° 36 ′ 03 ″ W.; north to Lat. 36 ° 15 ′ 30 ″ N., flight is a commercial air tour include, Long. 111 ° 36 ′ 06 ″ W.; to Lat. 36 ° 24 ′ 49 ″ N., but are not limited to— Long. 111 ° 47 ′ 45 ″ W.; to Lat. 36 ° 52 ′ 23 ″ N., (1) Whether there was a holding out Long. 111 ° 33 ′ 10 ″ W.; west-northwest to to the public of willingness to conduct Lat. 36 ° 53 ′ 37 ″ N., Long. 111 ° 38 ′ 29 ″ W.; a sightseeing flight for compensation southwest to Lat. 36 ° 35 ′ 02 ″ N., Long. or hire; 111 ° 53 ′ 28 ″ W.; to Lat. 36 ° 21 ′ 30 ″ N., Long. (2) Whether a narrative was provided 112 ° 00 ′ 03 ″ W.; west-northwest to Lat. that referred to areas or points of in- 36 ° 30 ′ 30 ″ N., Long. 112 ° 35 ′ 59 ″ W.; south- terest on the surface; 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 93.305 (3) The area of operation; W.; thence east to Lat. 36 ° 00 ′ 00 ″ N., (4) The frequency of flights; Long. 111 ° 51 ′ 04 ″ W.; thence north to (5) The route of flight; 36 ° 00 ′ 24 ″ N., Long. 111 ° 51 ′ 04 ″ W.; thence (6) The inclusion of sightseeing east to 36 ° 00 ′ 24 ″ N., Long. 111 ° 45 ′ 44 ″ W.; flights as part of any travel arrange- thence north along the GCNP boundary ment package; or to Lat. 36 ° 14 ′ 05 ″ N., Long. 111 ° 48 ′ 34 ″ W.; (7) Whether the flight in question thence southwest to Lat. 36 ° 12 ′ 06 ″ N., would or would not have been canceled Long. 111 ° 51 ′ 14 ″ W.; to the point of ori- based on poor visibility of the surface.

gin; but not including the airspace at Commercial Special Flight Rules Area and above 10,500 feet MSL within 1 nau- Operation means any portion of any tical mile of the western boundary of flight within the Grand Canyon Na- the zone. The corridor to the west be- tional Park Special Flight Rules Area tween the Desert View and Bright that is conducted by a certificate hold- Angel Flight-free Zones, is designated er that has operations specifications the ‘‘Zuni Point Corridor.’’ This cor- authorizing flights within the Grand ridor is 2 nautical miles wide for com- Canyon National Park Special Flight mercial air tour flights and 4 nautical Rules Area. This term does not include miles wide for transient and general operations conducted under an FAA aviation operations.

Form 7711–1, Certificate of Waiver or (b) Bright Angel Flight-free Zone. That Authorization. For more information airspace extending from the surface up on commercial special flight rules area to but not including 14,500 feet MSL operations, see ‘‘Grand Canyon Na- within an area bounded by a line begin- tional Park Special Flight Rules Area ning at Lat. 35 ° 58 ′ 39 ″ N., Long. 111 ° 55 ′ 43 ″ (GCNP SFRA) Procedures Manual,’’ W.; north to Lat. 36 ° 12 ′ 41 ″ N., Long.

which is available online or from the 111 ° 53 ′ 54 ″ W.; northwest to Lat. 36 ° 18 ′ 18 ″ responsible Flight Standards Office.

N., Long. 111 ° 58 ′ 15 ″ W.; thence west GCNP quiet aircraft technology des- along the GCNP boundary to Lat.

ignation means an aircraft that is sub- 36 ° 20 ′ 11 ″ N., Long. 112 ° 06 ′ 25 ″ W.; south- ject to § 93.301 and has been shown to southwest to Lat. 36 ° 09 ′ 31 ″ N., Long.

comply with the noise limit specified 112 ° 11 ′ 15 ″ W.; to Lat. 36 ° 04 ′ 16 ″ N., Long.

in appendix A of this part.

112 ° 17 ′ 20 ″ W.; thence southeast along Number of passenger seats means the the GCNP boundary to Lat. 36 ° 01 ′ 54 ″ N., number of passenger seats for which an Long. 112 ° 11 ′ 24 ″ W.; thence clockwise individual aircraft is configured.

via the 4.3-nautical mile radius of the Park means Grand Canyon National Grand Canyon National Park Airport Park.

reference point (Lat. 35 ° 57 ′ 08 ″ N., Long.

Special Flight Rules Area means the 112 ° 08 ′ 49 ″ W.) to Lat. 35 ° 59 ′ 37 ″ N., Long.

Grand Canyon National Park Special 112 ° 04 ′ 29 ″ W.; thence east along the Flight Rules Area.

GCNP boundary to the point of origin; but not including the airspace at and [65 FR 17732, Apr. 4, 2000, as amended at 70 above 10,500 feet MSL within 1 nautical FR 16092, Mar. 29, 2005; Amdt. 93–102, 83 FR 48212, Sept. 24, 2018] mile of the eastern boundary or the airspace at and above 10,500 feet MSL § 93.305 Flight-free zones and flight within 2 nautical miles of the north- corridors.

western boundary. The corridor to the Except in an emergency or if other- east, between this flight-free zone and wise necessary for safety of flight, or the Desert View Flight-free Zone, is unless otherwise authorized by the re- designated the ‘‘Zuni Point Corridor.’’ sponsible Flight Standards Office for a The corridor to the west, between the purpose listed in § 93.309, no person may Bright Angel and Toroweap/Shinumo operate an aircraft in the Special Flight-free Zones, is designated the Flight Rules Area within the following ‘‘Dragon Corridor.’’ This corridor is 2 flight-free zones: nautical miles wide for commercial air (a) Desert View Flight-free Zone. That tour flights and 4 nautical miles wide airspace extending from the surface up for transient and general aviation oper- to but not including 14,500 feet MSL ations. The Bright Angel Flight-free within an area bounded by a line begin- Zone does not include the following ning at Lat. 35 ° 59 ′ 58 ″ N., Long. 111 ° 52 ′ 47 ″ airspace designated as the Bright Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 93.309 Angel Corridor: That airspace one-half unless otherwise authorized by the re- nautical mile on either side of a line sponsible Flight Standards Office for a extending from Lat. 36 ° 14 ′ 57 ″ N., Long. purpose listed in § 93.309, no person may 112 ° 08 ′ 45 ″ W. and Lat. 36 ° 15 ′ 01 ″ N., Long. operate an aircraft in the Special 111 ° 55 ′ 39 ″ W. Flight Rules Area at an altitude lower (c) Toroweap/Shinumo Flight-free Zone.

than the following: That airspace extending from the sur- (a) Minimum sector altitudes —(1) Com- face up to but not including 14,500 feet mercial air tours —(i) Marble Canyon Sec- MSL within an area bounded by a line tor. Lees Ferry to Boundary Ridge: beginning at Lat. 36 ° 05 ′ 44 ″ N., Long.

6,000 feet MSL.

112 ° 19 ′ 27 ″ W.; north-northeast to Lat.

(ii) Supai Sector. Boundary Ridge to 36 ° 10 ′ 49 ″ N., Long. 112 ° 13 ′ 19 ″ W.; to Lat.

Supai Point: 7,500 feet MSL.

36 ° 21 ′ 02 ″ N., Long. 112 ° 08 ′ 47 ″ W.; thence (iii) Diamond Creek Sector. Supai west and south along the GCNP bound- Point to Diamond Creek: 6,500 feet ary to Lat 36 ° 10 ′ 58 ″ N., Long. 113 ° 08 ′ 35 ″ MSL.

W.; south to Lat. 36 ° 10 ′ 12 ″ N., Long.

(iv) Pearce Ferry Sector. Diamond 113 ° 08 ′ 34 ″ W.; thence in an easterly di- Creek to the Grand Wash Cliffs: 5,000 rection along the park boundary to the feet MSL.

point of origin; but not including the (2) Transient and general aviation oper- following airspace designated as the ations —(i) Marble Canyon Sector. Lees ‘‘Tuckup Corridor’’: at or above 10,500 Ferry to Boundary Ridge: 8,000 feet feet MSL within 2 nautical miles either MSL.

side of a line extending between Lat.

(ii) Supai Sector. Boundary Ridge to 36 ° 24 ′ 42 ″ N., Long. 112 ° 48 ′ 47 ″ W. and Lat.

36 ° 14 ′ 17 ″ N., Long. 112 ° 48 ′ 31 ″ W. The air- Supai Point: 10,000 feet MSL.

space designated as the ‘‘Fossil Canyon (iii) Diamond Creek Sector. Supai Corridor’’ is also excluded from the Point to Diamond Creek: 9,000 feet Toroweap/Shinumo Flight-free Zone at MSL.

or above 10,500 feet MSL within 2 nau- (iv) Pearce Ferry Sector. Diamond tical miles either side of a line extend- Creek to the Grand Wash Cliffs: 8,000 ing between Lat. 36 ° 16 ′ 26 ″ N., Long.

feet MSL.

112 ° 34 ′ 35 ″ W. and Lat. 36 ° 22 ′ 51 ″ N., Long.

(b) Minimum corridor altitudes —(1) 112 ° 18 ′ 18 ″ W. The Fossil Canyon Cor- Commercial air tours —(i) Zuni Point Cor- ridor is to be used for transient and ridors. 7,500 feet MSL.

general aviation operations only.

(ii) Dragon Corridor. 7,500 feet MSL.

(d) Sanup Flight-free Zone. That air- (2) Transient and general aviation oper- space extending from the surface up to ations —(i) Zuni Point Corridor. 10,500 but not including 8,000 feet MSL within feet MSL.

an area bounded by a line beginning at (ii) Dragon Corridor. 10,500 feet MSL.

Lat. 35 ° 59 ′ 32 ″ N., Long. 113 ° 20 ′ 28 ″ W.; (iii) Tuckup Corridor. 10,500 feet MSL.

west to Lat. 36 ° 00 ′ 55 ″ N., Long. 113 ° 42 ′ 09 ″ (iv) Fossil Canyon Corridor. 10,500 W.; southeast to Lat. 35 ° 59 ′ 57 ″ N., Long.

feet 113 ° 41 ′ 09 ″ W.; to Lat. 35 ° 59 ′ 09 ″ N., Long.

113 ° 40 ′ 53 ″ W.; to Lat. 35 ° 58 ′ 45 ″ N., Long.

[Docket 28537, 61 FR 69330, Dec. 31, 1996, as 113 ° 40 ′ 15 ″ W.; to Lat. 35 ° 57 ′ 52 ″ N., Long.

amended by Amdt. 93–80, 65 FR 17742, 17743, 113 ° 39 ′ 34 ″ W.; to Lat. 35 ° 56 ′ 44 ″ N., Long. Apr. 4, 2000; Amdt. 93–102, 83 FR 48212, Sept.

24, 2018] 113 ° 39 ′ 07 ″ W.; to Lat. 35 ° 56 ′ 04 ″ N., Long.

113 ° 39 ′ 20 ″ W.; to Lat. 35 ° 55 ′ 02 ″ N., Long.

§ 93.309 General operating procedures.

113 ° 40 ′ 43 ″ W.; to Lat. 35 ° 54 ′ 47 ″ N., Long.

113 ° 40 ′ 51 ″ W.; southeast to Lat. 35 ° 50 ′ 16 ″ Except in an emergency, no person N., Long. 113 ° 37 ′ 13 ″ W.; thence along the may operate an aircraft in the Special park boundary to the point of origin.

Flight Rules Area unless the operation is conducted in accordance with the [Docket 28537, 61 FR 69330, Dec. 31, 1996, as amended by Amdt. 93–80, 65 FR 17742, Apr. 4, following procedures. (N OTE: The fol- 2000; Amdt. 93–102, 83 FR 48212, Sept. 24, 2018] lowing procedures do not relieve the pilot from see-and-avoid responsibility § 93.307 Minimum flight altitudes.

or compliance with the minimum safe Except in an emergency, or if other- altitude requirements specified in wise necessary for safety of flight, or § 91.119 of this chapter.): 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 93.311 (a) Unless necessary to maintain a that would require operation in an area safe distance from other aircraft or ter- described in § 93.305.

rain remain clear of the flight-free [Docket 28537, 61 FR 69330, Dec. 31, 1996, as zones described in § 93.305; amended by Amdt. 93–80, 65 FR 17742, 17743, (b) Unless necessary to maintain a Apr. 4, 2000; Amdt. 93–102, 83 FR 48212, Sept.

safe distance from other aircraft or ter- 24, 2018] rain, proceed through the Zuni Point, Dragon, Tuckup, and Fossil Canyon § 93.311 Minimum terrain clearance.

Flight Corridors described in § 93.305 at Except in an emergency, when nec- the following altitudes unless other- essary for takeoff or landing, or unless wise authorized in writing by the re- otherwise authorized by the respon- sponsible Flight Standards Office: sible Flight Standards Office for a pur- (1) Northbound. 11,500 or 13,500 feet pose listed in § 93.309(c), no person may MSL.

operate an aircraft within 500 feet of (2) Southbound. 10,500 or 12,500 feet any terrain or structure located be- MSL.

tween the north and south rims of the (c) For operation in the flight-free Grand Canyon.

zones described in § 93.305, or flight below the altitudes listed in § 93.307, is [Docket FAA–2018–0851, Amdt. 93–102, 83 FR authorized in writing by the respon- 48212, Sept. 24, 2018] sible Flight Standards Office and is conducted in compliance with the con- § 93.313 Communications.

ditions contained in that authoriza- Except when in contact with the tion. Normally authorization will be Grand Canyon National Park Airport granted for operation in the areas de- Traffic Control Tower during arrival or scribed in § 93.305 or below the altitudes departure or on a search and rescue listed in § 93.307 only for operations of mission directed by the U.S. Air Force aircraft necessary for law enforcement, Rescue Coordination Center, no person firefighting, emergency medical treat- may operate an aircraft in the Special ment/evacuation of persons in the vi- Flight Rules Area unless he monitors cinity of the Park; for support of Park the appropriate frequency continuously maintenance or activities; or for aerial while in that airspace.

access to and maintenance of other property located within the Special § 93.315 Requirements for commercial Flight Rules Area. Authorization may Special Flight Rules Area oper- be issued on a continuing basis; ations.

(d) Is conducted in accordance with a specific authorization to operate in Each person conducting commercial that airspace incorporated in the oper- Special Flight Rules Area operations ator’s operations specifications and ap- must be certificated in accordance proved by the responsible Flight Stand- with Part 119 for Part 135 or 121 oper- ards Office in accordance with the pro- ations and hold appropriate Grand Can- visions of this subpart; yon National Park Special Flight (e) Is a search and rescue mission di- Rules Area operations specifications.

rected by the U.S. Air Force Rescue [65 FR 17732, Apr. 4, 2000] Coordination Center; (f) Is conducted within 3 nautical § 93.316 [Reserved] miles of Grand Canyon Bar Ten Air- strip, Pearce Ferry Airstrip, Cliff § 93.317 Commercial Special Flight Dwellers Airstrip, Marble Canyon Air- Rules Area operation curfew.

strip, or Tuweep Airstrip at an altitude Unless otherwise authorized by the less than 3,000 feet above airport ele- responsible Flight Standards Office, no vation, for the purpose of landing at or person may conduct a commercial Spe- taking off from that facility; or cial Flight Rules Area operation in the (g) Is conducted under an instrument Dragon and Zuni Point corridors dur- flight rules (IFR) clearance and the ing the following flight-free periods: pilot is acting in accordance with ATC instructions. An IFR flight plan may (a) Summer season (May 1–Sep- not be filed on a route or at an altitude tember 30)–6 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily; and Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 93.321 (b) Winter season (October 1–April Grand Canyon West Airport and at 30)–5 p.m. to 9 a.m. daily. other sites located in the vicinity of that airport and operates in compli- [65 FR 17732, Apr. 4, 2000, as amended by ance with that contract; and Amdt. 93–102, 83 FR 48213, Sept. 24, 2018] (3) The certificate holder must have a § 93.319 Commercial air tour limita- valid operations specification that au- tions.

thorizes the certificate holder to con- duct the operations specified in the (a) Unless excepted under paragraph contract with the Hualapai Indian Na- (f) or (g) of this section, no certificate tion and specifically approves the num- holder certificated in accordance with ber of operations that may transit the part 119 for part 121 or 135 operations Grand Canyon National Park Special may conduct more commercial air Flight Rules Area under this exception.

tours in the Grand Canyon National (g) Certificate holders conducting Park in any calendar year than the commercial air tours at or above 14,500 number of allocations specified on the feet MSL but below 18,000 feet MSL certificate holder’s operations speci- who did not receive initial allocations fications.

in 1999 because they were not required (b) The Administrator determines the to report during the base year may op- number of initial allocations for each erate without an allocation when con- certificate holder based on the total ducting air tours at those altitudes.

number of commercial air tours con- Certificate holders conducting com- ducted by the certificate holder and re- mercial air tours in the area affected ported to the FAA during the period by the eastward shift of the SFRA who beginning on May 1, 1997 and ending on did not receive initial allocations in April 30, 1998, unless excepted under 1999 because they were not required to paragraph (g).

(c) Certificate holders who conducted report during the base year may con- commercial air tours during the base tinue to operate on the specified routes year and reported them to the FAA re- without an allocation in the area ceive an initial allocation. bounded by longitude line 111 degrees (d) A certificate holder must use one 42 minutes east and longitude line 111 allocation for each flight that is a com- degrees 36 minutes east. This exception mercial air tour, unless excepted under does not include operation in the Zuni paragraph (f) or (g) of this section. Point corridor.

(e) Each certificate holder’s oper- [65 FR 17732, Apr. 4, 2000] ation specifications will identify the following information, as applicable: § 93.321 Transfer and termination of (1) Total SFRA allocations; and allocations.

(2) Dragon corridor and Zuni Point (a) Allocations are not a property in- corridor allocations.

terest; they are an operating privilege (f) Certificate holders satisfying the subject to absolute FAA control.

requirements of § 93.315 of this subpart (b) Allocations are subject to the fol- are not required to use a commercial lowing conditions: air tour allocation for each commercial (1) The Administrator will re-author- air tour flight in the GCNP SFRA pro- ize and re-distribute allocations no ear- vided the following conditions are sat- lier than two years from the effective isfied: date of this rule.

(1) The certificate holder conducts its (2) Allocations that are held by the operations in conformance with the FAA at the time of reallocation may be routes and airspace authorizations as distributed among remaining certifi- specified in its Grand Canyon National cate holders, proportionate to the size Park Special Flight Rules Area oper- of each certificate holder’s allocation.

ations specifications; (2) The certificate holder must have (3) The aggregate SFRA allocations executed a written contract with the will not exceed the number of oper- Hualapai Indian Nation which grants ations reported to the FAA for the base the certificate holder a trespass permit year beginning on May 1, 1997 and end- and specifies the maximum number of ing on April 30, 1998, except as adjusted flights to be permitted to land at to incorporate operations occurring for 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 93.323 the base year of April 1, 2000 and end- secutive 180-day period; and the date ing on March 31, 2001, that operate at the certificate holder intends on re- or above 14,500 feet MSL and below suming commercial air tours oper- 18,000 feet MSL and operations in the ations. The FSDO will notify the cer- area affected by the eastward shift of tificate holder of any extension to the the SFRA bounded by longitude line consecutive 180-days. A certificate 111 degrees 42 minutes east to lon- holder may be granted one extension.

gitude 111 degrees 36 minutes east.

(6) The FAA retains the right to re- (4) Allocations may be transferred distribute, reduce, or revoke alloca- among Part 135 or Part 121 certificate tions based on: holders, subject to all of the following: (i) Efficiency of airspace; (i) Such transactions are subject to (ii) Voluntary surrender of alloca- all other applicable requirements of tions; this chapter.

(iii) Involuntary cessation of oper- (ii) Allocations authorizing commer- ations; and cial air tours outside the Dragon and (iv) Aviation safety.

Zuni Point corridors may not be trans- ferred into the Dragon and Zuni Point [65 FR 17733, Apr. 4, 2000 as amended by Amdt. 93–102, 83 FR 48213, Sept. 24, 2018] corridors. Allocations authorizing com- mercial air tours within the Dragon § 93.323 [Reserved and Zuni Point corridors may be trans- ferred outside of the Dragon and Zuni § 93.325 Quarterly reporting.

Point corridors.

(a) Each certificate holder must sub- (iii) A certificate holder must notify in writing the responsible Flight mit in writing, within 30 days of the Standards Office within 10 calendar end of each calendar quarter, the total days of a transfer of allocations. This number of commercial SFRA oper- notification must identify the parties ations conducted for that quarter.

involved, the type of transfer (perma- Quarterly reports must be filed with nent or temporary) and the number of the responsible Flight Standards Of- allocations transferred. Permanent fice.

transfers are not effective until the re- (b) Each quarterly report must con- sponsible Flight Standards Office re- tain the following information.

issues the operations specifications re- (1) Make and model of aircraft; flecting the transfer. Temporary trans- (2) Identification number (registra- fers are effective upon notification.

tion number) for each aircraft; (5) An allocation will revert to the (3) Departure airport for each seg- FAA upon voluntary cessation of com- ment flown; mercial air tours within the SFRA for (4) Departure date and actual Uni- any consecutive 180-day period unless versal Coordinated Time, as applicable the certificate holder notifies the for each segment flown; FSDO in writing, prior to the expira- (5) Type of operation; and tion of the 180-day time period, of the (6) Route(s) flown.

following: the reason why the certifi- cate holder has not conducted any [65 FR 17733, Apr. 4, 2000 as amended by commercial air tours during the con- Amdt. 93–102, 83 FR 48213, Sept. 24, 2018] Federal Aviation Administration, DOT Pt. 93, Subpt. U, App. A A PPENDIX TO S UBPART U OF PART 93—S PECIAL F LIGHT R ULES IN THE V ICINITY OF THE G RAND C ANYON N ATIONAL P ARK, AZ noise certification process as prescribed A PPENDIX A TO S UBPART U OF P ART 93— under part 36 of this chapter. Where no cer- GCNP Q UIET A IRCRAFT T ECHNOLOGY tificated noise level is available, the Admin- D ESIGNATION istrator may approve an alternative meas- urement procedure.

This appendix contains procedures for de- Aircraft Noise Limit for GCNP Quiet Aircraft termining the GCNP quiet aircraft tech- nology designation status for each aircraft Technology Designation subject to § 93.301 determined during the 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 93.331 A. For helicopters with a flyover noise LAmax(G) = 77 + 10log(# PAX seats/2) dB for level obtained in accordance with the meas- certifications obtained under 14 CFR part 36, Amendment 22 or later.

urement procedures prescribed in Appendix H of 14 CFR part 36, the limit is 80 dB for hel- [Docket FAA–2003–14715, 70 FR 16092, Mar. 29, icopters having a seating configuration of 2005] two or fewer passenger seats, increasing at 3 dB per doubling of the number of passenger Subpart V—Washington, DC Met- seats for helicopters having a seating con- figuration of three or more passenger seats.

ropolitan Area Special Flight The noise limit for helicopters with three or Rules Area more passenger seats can be calculated by the formula: S OURCE : Docket FAA–2004–17005, 73 FR EPNL(H) = 80 + 10log(# PAX seats/2) dB 76213, Dec. 16, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

B. For helicopters with a flyover noise level obtained in accordance with the meas- § 93.331 Purpose and applicability of urement procedures prescribed in Appendix J this subpart.

of 14 CFR part 36, the limit is 77 dB for heli- This subpart prescribes special air copters having a seating configuration of traffic rules for aircraft operating in two or fewer passenger seats, increasing at 3 dB per doubling of the number of passenger the Washington, DC Metropolitan seats for helicopters having a seating con- Area. Because identification and con- figuration of three or more passenger seats.

trol of aircraft is required for reasons The noise limit for helicopters with three or of national security, the areas de- more passenger seats can be calculated by scribed in this subpart constitute na- the formula: tional defense airspace. The purpose of SEL(J) = 77 + 10log(# PAX seats/2) dB establishing this area is to facilitate C. For propeller-driven airplanes with a the tracking of, and communication measured flyover noise level obtained in ac- with, aircraft to deter persons who cordance with the measurement procedures would use an aircraft as a weapon, or prescribed in Appendix F of 14 CFR part 36 as a means of delivering weapons, to without the performance correction defined conduct an attack on persons, prop- in Sec. F35.201(c), the limit is 69 dB for air- erty, or buildings in the area. This sub- planes having a seating configuration of two part applies to pilots conducting any or fewer passenger seats, increasing at 3 dB type of flight operations in the air- per doubling of the number of passenger space designated as the Washington, seats for airplanes having a seating configu- DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight ration of three or more passenger seats. The noise limit for propeller-driven airplanes Rules Area (DC SFRA) (as defined in with three or more passenger seats can be § 93.335), which includes the airspace calculated by the formula: designated as the Washington, DC Met- LAmax(F) = 69 + 10log(# PAX seats/2) dB ropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone (DC FRZ) (as defined in § 93.335).

D. In the event that a flyover noise level is not available in accordance with Appendix F § 93.333 Failure to comply with this of 14 CFR part 36, the noise limit for pro- subpart.

peller-driven airplanes with a takeoff noise level obtained in accordance with the meas- (a) Any violation. The FAA may take urement procedures prescribed in Appendix civil enforcement action against a G is 74 dB or 77 dB, depending on 14 CFR part pilot for violations, whether inad- 36 amendment level, for airplanes having a vertent or intentional, including impo- seating configuration of two or fewer pas- sition of civil penalties and suspension senger seats, increasing at 3 dB per doubling or revocation of airmen’s certificates.

of the number of passenger seats for air- (b) Knowing or willful violations. The planes having a seating configuration of DC FRZ and DC SFRA were established three or more passenger seats. The noise limit for propeller-driven airplanes with for reasons of national security under three or more passenger seats can be cal- the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40103(b)(3).

culated by the formula: Areas established by the FAA under LAmax(G) = 74 + 10log(# PAX seats/2) dB for that authority constitute ‘‘national de- certifications obtained under 14 CFR part fense airspace’’ as that term is used in 36, Amendment 21 or earlier; 49 U.S.C. 46307. In addition to being subject to the provisions of paragraph Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 93.339 (a) of this section, persons who know- the earth where the ready identifica- ingly or willfully violate national de- tion, location, and control of aircraft is fense airspace established pursuant to required in the interests of national se- 49 U.S.C. 40103(b)(3) may be subject to curity. Specifically, the DC SFRA is criminal prosecution. that airspace, from the surface to, but not including, FL 180, within a 30-mile § 93.335 Definitions.

radius of Lat. 38 ° 51 ′ 34 ″ N., Long.

077 ° 02 ′ 11 ″ W., or the DCA VOR/DME.

For purposes of this subpart— DC FRZ flight plan is a flight plan The DC SFRA includes the DC FRZ.

filed for the sole purpose of complying [Docket FAA–2004–17005, 73 FR 76213, Dec. 16, with the requirements for VFR oper- 2008; Amdt. 93–91, 73 FR 79314, Dec. 29, 2008] ations into, out of, and through the DC FRZ. This flight plan is separate and § 93.337 Requirements for operating in distinct from a standard VFR flight the DC SFRA.

plan, and does not include search and A pilot conducting any type of flight rescue services.

operation in the DC SFRA must com- DC SFRA flight plan is a flight plan ply with the restrictions listed in this filed for the sole purpose of complying subpart and all special instructions with the requirements for VFR oper- issued by the FAA in the interest of ations into, out of, and through the DC national security. Those special in- SFRA. This flight plan is separate and structions may be issued in any man- distinct from a standard VFR flight ner the FAA considers appropriate, in- plan, and does not include search and cluding a NOTAM. Additionally, a pilot rescue services.

must comply with all of the applicable Fringe airports are the following air- requirements of this chapter.

ports located near the outer boundary of the Washington, DC Metropolitan § 93.339 Requirements for operating in Area Special Flight Rules Area: Barnes the DC SFRA, including the DC (MD47), Flying M Farms (MD77), Moun- FRZ.

tain Road (MD43), Robinson (MD14), (a) Except as provided in paragraphs and Skyview (51VA).

(b) and (c) of this section and in § 93.345, Washington, DC Metropolitan Area or unless authorized by Air Traffic Flight Restricted Zone (DC FRZ) is an Control, no pilot may operate an air- area bounded by a line beginning at the craft, including an ultralight vehicle or Washington VOR/DME (DCA) 311 ° ra- any civil aircraft or public aircraft, in dial at 15 nautical miles (NM) (Lat.

the DC SFRA, including the DC FRZ, 38 ° 59 ′ 31 ″ N., Long. 077 ° 18 ′ 30 ″ W.); then unless— clockwise along the DCA 15 nautical (1) The aircraft is equipped with an mile arc to the DCA 002 ° radial at 15 operable two-way radio capable of com- NM (Lat. 39 ° 06 ′ 28 ″ N., Long 077 ° 04 ′ 32 ″ municating with Air Traffic Control on W.); then southeast via a line drawn to appropriate radio frequencies; the DCA 049 ° radial at 14 NM (Lat.

(2) Before operating an aircraft in the 39 ° 02 ′ 18 ″ N., Long. 076 ° 50 ′ 38 ″ W.); thence DC SFRA, including the DC FRZ, the south via a line drawn to the DCA 064 ° pilot establishes two-way radio com- radial at 13 NM (Lat. 38 ° 59 ′ 01 ″ N., Long.

munications with the appropriate Air 076 ° 48 ′ 32 ″ W.); thence clockwise along Traffic Control facility and maintains the 13 NM arc to the DCA 276 ° radial at such communications while operating 13 NM (Lat.38 ° 50 ′ 53 ″ N., Long 077 ° 18 ′ 48 ″ the aircraft in the DC SFRA, including W.); thence north to the point of begin- the DC FRZ; ning, excluding the airspace within a (3) The aircraft is equipped with an one nautical mile radius of the Free- operating automatic altitude reporting way Airport, W00, Mitchellville, MD transponder; from the surface up to but not includ- ing flight level (FL) 180. The DC FRZ is (4) Before operating an aircraft in the within and part of the Washington, DC DC SFRA, including the DC FRZ, the Metropolitan Area SFRA. pilot obtains and transmits a discrete Washington, DC Metropolitan Area transponder code from Air Traffic Con- Special Flight Rules Area (DC SFRA) is trol, and the aircraft’s transponder an area of airspace over the surface of continues to transmit the assigned 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 93.341 code while operating within the DC craft is suitably equipped, the pilot SFRA; must also monitor VHF frequency 121.5 (5) For VFR operations, the pilot or UHF frequency 243.0; must file and activate a DC FRZ or DC (3) Continuously operate the aircraft SFRA flight plan by obtaining a dis- transponder on code 1234 unless Air crete transponder code. The flight plan Traffic Control assigns a different is closed upon landing at an airport code; and within the DC SFRA or when the air- (4) Before exiting the traffic pattern, craft exits the DC SFRA; comply with paragraphs (a)(1) through (6) Before operating the aircraft into, (a)(7) of this section.

out of, or through the Washington, DC (e) Pilots must transmit the assigned Tri-Area Class B Airspace Area, the transponder code. No pilot may use pilot receives a specific Air Traffic transponder code 1200 while in the DC Control clearance to operate in the SFRA.

Class B airspace area; and § 93.341 Aircraft operations in the DC (7) Before operating the aircraft into, FRZ.

out of, or through Class D airspace area that is within the DC SFRA, the (a) Except as provided in paragraph pilot complies with § 91.129 of this chap- (b) of this section, no pilot may con- ter. duct any flight operation under part 91, (b) Paragraph (a)(5) of this section 101, 103, 105, 125, 133, 135, or 137 of this does not apply to operators of Depart- chapter in the DC FRZ, unless the spe- ment of Defense aircraft, law enforce- cific flight is operating under an FAA/ ment operations, or lifeguard or air TSA authorization.

ambulance operations under an FAA/ (b) Department of Defense (DOD) op- TSA airspace authorization, if the erations, law enforcement operations, flight crew is in contact with Air Traf- and lifeguard or air ambulance oper- fic Control and is transmitting an Air ations under an FAA/TSA airspace au- Traffic Control-assigned discrete trans- thorization are excepted from the pro- ponder code. hibition in paragraph (a) of this section (c) When operating an aircraft in the if the pilot is in contact with Air Traf- VFR traffic pattern at an airport with- fic Control and operates the aircraft in the DC SFRA (but not within the DC transponder on an Air Traffic Control- FRZ) that does not have an airport assigned beacon code.

traffic control tower, a pilot must— (c) The following aircraft operations (1) File a DC SFRA flight plan for are permitted in the DC FRZ: traffic pattern work; (1) Aircraft operations under the DCA (2) Communicate traffic pattern posi- Access Standard Security Program tion via the published Common Traffic (DASSP) (49 CFR part 1562) with a Advisory Frequency (CTAF); Transportation Security Administra- (3) Monitor VHF frequency 121.5 or tion (TSA) flight authorization.

UHF frequency 243.0, if the aircraft is (2) Law enforcement and other U.S.

suitably equipped; Federal aircraft operations with prior (4) Obtain and transmit the Air Traf- FAA approval.

fic Control-assigned discrete trans- (3) Foreign-operated military and ponder code; and state aircraft operations with a State (5) When exiting the VFR traffic pat- Department-authorized diplomatic tern, comply with paragraphs (a)(1) clearance, with State Department noti- through (a)(7) of this section. fication to the FAA and TSA.

(d) When operating an aircraft in the (4) Federal, State, Federal DOD con- VFR traffic pattern at an airport with- tract, local government agency air- in the DC SFRA (but not within the DC craft operations and part 121, 129 or 135 FRZ) that has an operating airport air carrier flights with TSA-approved traffic control tower, a pilot must— full aircraft operator standard security (1) Before departure or before enter- programs/procedures, if operating with ing the traffic pattern, request to re- DOD permission and notification to the main in the traffic pattern; FAA and the National Capital Regional (2) Remain in two-way radio commu- Coordination Center (NCRCC). These nications with the tower. If the air- flights may land and depart Andrews Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 93.345 Air Force Base, MD, with prior permis- (b) If using IFR procedures, a pilot sion, if required. must— (5) Aircraft operations maintaining (1) Obtain an Air Traffic Control radio contact with Air Traffic Control clearance from the Potomac TRACON; and continuously transmitting an Air and Traffic Control-assigned discrete trans- (2) Comply with Air Traffic Control ponder code. The pilot must monitor departure instructions from Wash- VHF frequency 121.5 or UHF frequency ington Executive/Hyde Field, Potomac 243.0. Airport, or College Park Airport. The (d) Before departing from an airport pilot must then proceed on the Air within the DC FRZ, or before entering Traffic Control-assigned course and re- the DC FRZ, all aircraft, except DOD, main clear of the DC FRZ.

(c) If using VFR egress procedures, a law enforcement, and lifeguard or air pilot must— ambulance aircraft operating under an (1) Depart as instructed by Air Traf- FAA/TSA airspace authorization must fic Control and expect a heading di- file and activate an IFR or a DC FRZ rectly out of the DC FRZ until the flight plan and transmit a discrete pilot establishes two-way radio com- transponder code assigned by an Air munication with Potomac Approach; Traffic Control facility. Aircraft must and transmit the discrete transponder code (2) Operate as assigned by Air Traffic at all times while in the DC FRZ or DC Control until clear of the DC FRZ, the SFRA.

DC SFRA, and the Class B or Class D [Docket FAA–2004–17005, 73 FR 76213, Dec. 16, airspace area.

2008, as amended by Amdt. 93–91A, 83 FR (d) If using VFR ingress procedures, 13411, Mar. 29, 2018] the aircraft must remain outside the DC SFRA until the pilot establishes § 93.343 Requirements for aircraft op- erations to or from College Park communications with Air Traffic Con- Airport, Potomac Airfield, or Wash- trol and receives authorization for the ington Executive/Hyde Field Air- aircraft to enter the DC SFRA.

port.

(e) VFR arrivals: (1) If landing at College Park Airport (a) A pilot may not operate an air- a pilot may receive routing via the vi- craft to or from College Park Airport, cinity of Freeway Airport; or MD, Potomac Airfield, MD, or Wash- (2) If landing at Washington Execu- ington Executive/Hyde Field Airport, tive/Hyde Field or Potomac Airport, MD unless— the pilot may receive routing via the (1) The aircraft and its crew and pas- vicinity of Maryland Airport or the sengers comply with security rules Nottingham VORTAC.

issued by the TSA in 49 CFR part 1562, subpart A; [Docket FAA–2004–17005, 73 FR 76213, Dec. 16, (2) Before departing, the pilot files an 2008, as amended by Amdt. 93–91A, 83 FR IFR or DC FRZ flight plan with the 13411, Mar. 29, 2018] Washington Air Route Traffic Control § 93.345 VFR outbound procedures for Center for each departure and arrival fringe airports.

from/to College Park, Potomac Air- field, and Washington Executive/Hyde (a) A pilot may depart from a fringe Field airports, whether or not the air- airport as defined in § 93.335 without fil- craft makes an intermediate stop; ing a flight plan or communicating (3) When filing a flight plan with the with Air Traffic Control, unless re- Washington Air Route Traffic Control quested, provided: Center, the pilot identifies himself or (1) The aircraft’s transponder trans- herself by providing the assigned pilot mits code 1205; identification code. The Washington (2) The pilot exits the DC SFRA by Air Route Traffic Control Center will the most direct route before proceeding accept the flight plan only after on course; and verifying the code; and (3) The pilot monitors VHF frequency (4) The pilot complies with the appli- 121.5 or UHF frequency 243.0.

cable IFR or VFR egress procedures in (b) No pilot may operate an aircraft paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of this section. arriving at a fringe airport or transit 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–25 Edition) § 93.350 the DC SFRA unless that pilot com- north of LaGuardia Airport on the west plies with the DC SFRA operating pro- bank of the Hudson River at lat.

cedures in this subpart. 40 ° 57 ′ 45 ″ N., long. 73 ° 54 ′ 48 ″ W. (near Al- pine Tower), thence south along the west bank of the Hudson River to Subpart W—New York Class B Air- intersect the Colts Neck VOR/DME 012 ° space Hudson River and East radial, thence southwest along the River Exclusion Special Flight Colts Neck 012 ° radial to the Hudson Rules Area River shoreline, thence south along the shoreline to the Verrazano-Narrows S OURCE : 74 FR 59910, Nov. 19, 2009, unless Bridge, thence east along the Bridge to otherwise noted.

the east bank of the Hudson River, thence north along the east bank of the § 93.350 Definitions.

Hudson River to lat. 40 ° 38 ′ 39 ″ N., long.

For the purposes of this subpart only 74 ° 02 ′ 03 ″ W., thence north along a line the following definitions apply: drawn direct to the southwesternmost (a) Local operation. Any aircraft with- point of Governors Island, thence north in the Hudson River Exclusion that is along a line drawn direct to the south- conducting an operation other than as west tip of Manhattan Island, thence described in paragraph (b) of this sec- north along the east bank of the Hud- tion. Local operations include but are son River to the LGA VOR/DME 11- not limited to operations for sight- mile arc, north of LaGuardia Airport, seeing, electronic news gathering, and thence counterclockwise along the 11- law enforcement.

mile arc to lat. 40 ° 57 ′ 54 ″ N., long.

(b) Transient operation. Aircraft 73 ° 54 ′ 23 ″ W., thence to the point of be- transiting the entire length of the Hud- ginning.

son River Class B Exclusion, as defined § 93.351 General requirements for op- in paragraph (d) of this section, from erating in the East River and/or one end to the other.

Hudson River Exclusions.

(c) New York Class B airspace East Pilots must adhere to the following River Exclusion is that airspace below requirements: 1,500 feet MSL between the east and (a) Maintain an indicated airspeed west banks of, and overlying, the East not to exceed 140 knots.

River beginning at lat. 40 ° 38 ′ 39 ″ N., (b) Anti-collision lights and aircraft long. 74 ° 02 ′ 03 ″ W., thence north along a position/navigation lights shall be on, line drawn direct to the southwestern if equipped. Use of landing lights is rec- tip of Governors Island, thence north ommended.

along a line direct to the southwest tip of Manhattan Island, thence north (c) Self announce position on the ap- along the west bank of the East River propriate radio frequency for the East to the LGA VOR/DME 6-mile arc, River or Hudson River as depicted on thence counterclockwise along the 6- the New York VFR Terminal Area mile arc to the east bank of the East Chart (TAC) and/or New York Heli- River, thence south along the east copter Route Chart.

bank of the East River to the point of (d) Have a current New York TAC beginning at lat. 40 ° 38 ′ 39 ″ N., long chart and/or New York Helicopter 74 ° 02 ′ 03 ″ W.; and that airspace 1,100 feet Route Chart in the aircraft and be fa- MSL and below between the east and miliar with the information contained west banks of, and overlying the East therein.

River, from the LGA VOR/DME 6-mile § 93.352 Hudson River Exclusion spe- arc to the north tip of Roosevelt Is- cific operating procedures.

land.

(d) New York Class B airspace Hudson In addition to the requirements in River Exclusion is that area from the § 93.351, the following procedures apply: surface up to but not including the (a) Pilots must self announce, at the overlying floor of the New York Class charted mandatory reporting points, B airspace area, between the east and the following information: aircraft west banks of, and overlying, the Hud- type, current position, direction of son River within the area beginning flight, and altitude.

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 95.1 (b) Pilots must fly along the west S PECIAL F EDERAL A VIATION R EGULATION shoreline of the Hudson River when N O. 97 southbound, and along the east shore- line of the Hudson River when north- E DITORIAL N OTE : For the text of SFAR No.

97, see part 91 of this chapter.

bound; while remaining within the boundaries of the Hudson River Exclu- sion as defined in § 93.350(d).

Subpart A—General (c) Aircraft transiting the area with- § 95.1 Applicability.

in the Hudson River Exclusion in ac- cordance with § 93.350(b) must transit (a) This part prescribes altitudes gov- the Hudson River Exclusion at or above erning the operation of aircraft under an altitude of 1,000 feet MSL up to, but IFR on ATS routes, or other direct not including, the floor of the over- routes for which an MEA is designated lying Class B airspace.

in this part. In addition, it designates mountainous areas and changeover § 93.353 East River Exclusion specific points.

operating procedures.

(b) The MAA is the highest altitude No person may operate an airplane in on an ATS route, or other direct route the East River Exclusion extending for which an MEA is designated, at from the southwestern tip of Governors which adequate reception of VOR sig- Island to the north tip of Roosevelt Is- nals is assured.

land except: (c) The MCA applies to the operation of an aircraft proceeding to a higher (a) Seaplanes landing on or taking off minimum en route altitude when cross- from the river; or ing specified fixes.

(b) Airplanes authorized by ATC. Pi- (d) The MEA is the minimum en lots must contact LaGuardia Airport route IFR altitude on an ATS route, Traffic Control Tower prior to Gov- ATS route segment, or other direct ernors Island for authorization.

route. The MEA applies to the entire width of the ATS route, ATS route seg- PART 95—IFR ALTITUDES ment, or other direct route between fixes defining that route. Unless other- S PECIAL F EDERAL A VIATION R EGULATION N O .

wise specified, an MEA prescribed for OTE ] 97 [N an off airway route or route segment applies to the airspace 4 nautical miles Subpart A—General on each side of a direct course between Sec. the navigation fixes defining that route 95.1 Applicability. or route segment.

95.3 Symbols. (e) The MOCA assures obstruction clearance on an ATS route, ATS route Subpart B—Designated Mountainous Areas segment, or other direct route, and adequate reception of VOR navigation 95.11 General.

signals within 22 nautical miles of a 95.13 Eastern United States Mountainous VOR station used to define the route.

Area.

(f) The MRA applies to the operation 95.15 Western United States Mountainous of an aircraft over an intersection de- Area.

95.17 Alaska Mountainous Area. fined by ground-based navigation aids.

95.19 Hawaii Mountainous Area. The MRA is the lowest altitude at 95.21 Puerto Rico Mountainous Area.

which the intersection can be deter- mined using the ground-based naviga- Subpart C—En Route IFR Altitudes Over tion aids.

Particular Routes and Intersections (g) The changeover point (COP) ap- plies to operation of an aircraft along a 95.31 General.

Federal airway, jet route, or other di- rect route; for which an MEA is des- Subpart D—Changeover Points ignated in this part. It is the point for 95.8001 General.

transfer of the airborne navigation ref- erence from the ground-based naviga- A UTHORITY : 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, and 14 CFR 11.49(b)(2). tion aid behind the aircraft to the next