Tue, Sep 20, 2011
Flight Restrictions Over Much Of The Area Through
Wednesday
The FAA has updated the TFR in place for the United Nations
General Assembly to cover much of the metropolitan area through
Wednesday afternoon and evening.
The updated TFR in has two components. Area "A" is bounded by
the lateral limits of the New York Class B airspace from the
surface up to but not including FL180.
The exclusions to Area "A" are two 3 nautical mile circles, one
centered on the La Guardia VOR/DME (LGA) 110 degree radial at 22
nautical miles. (Latitude: 40º44'00"N, Longitude:
73º23'30"W) up to and including 2000 feet MSL, and another
centered on the La Guardia VOR/DME (LGA) 036 degree radial at 19.7
nautical miles. (Latitude: 41º05'00"N, Longitude:
73º41'25"W), which also includes altitudes up to 2000 feet
MSL. The TFR is in effect from September 19, 2011 at 1630 EDT to
September 21, 2011 at 2230 EDT.
Area "C" is a seven nautical mile circle centered on the La
Guardia VOR/DME (LGA) 263 degree radial at 6.1 nautical miles
(Latitude: 40º45'02"N, Longitude: 73º59'42"W) from the
surface up to but not including 18000 feet MSL. It excludes a two
nautical mile circle centered on the Teterboro VOR/DME (TEB)
(Latitude: 40º50'55"N, Longitude: 74º03'44"W) from the
surface up to and including 2000 feet MSL. That TFR is in effect
from September 19, 2011 at 1645 EDT until September 21, 2011
at 2200 EDT.
Area "B" was active for only a short time Monday.
The usual restrictions for TFRs apply. As always, pilots are
advised to check NOTAMS frequently before flying in areas where
TFRs are active.
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