The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) airspace restrictions over additional national security sensitive locations, effective November 7.
In cooperation with its federal partners, the FAA will restrict UAS operations in the airspace over 60 additional Department of Defense and Department of Justice facilities to address concerns about malicious drone activity. An FAA Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), FDC 9/7752, defines these special security instructions. The FAA has published a new NOTAM, FDC 9/1278, which alerts UAS operators and others in the aviation community to this change and points to FDC 9/7752.
UAS operators are strongly advised to review these NOTAMs, as well as important supporting information provided by the FAAโs UAS Data Delivery System (UDDS) website. This website contains the text of FDC 9/7752.
Further down the page is an interactive map (โMap of FAA UAS Dataโ) displaying restricted airspace throughout the U.S. Zooming in will enable viewers to click on each of the 60 new DOD and DOJ locations and see the specific restrictions. Each of the 60 locations are in yellow since the restrictions are pending until the Nov. 7 effective date, at which point they will become red.
The restrictions will also be included in the FAAโs B4UFLY mobile app.
UAS operators who violate these flight restrictions may be subject to enforcement action, including potential civil penalties and criminal charges.
The FAA considers requests by eligible federal security agencies for UAS-specific flight restrictions using its authority under 14 CFR ยง 99.7. The agency will announce any future changes, including additional locations, as appropriate.
The 60 locations:
โข Federal Correctional Institution Aliceville in Aliceville, Alabama
โข Federal Correctional Institution Ashland in Ashland, Kentucky
โข Federal Correctional Institution Bastrop in Bastrop, Texas
โข Federal Correctional Institution Beckley in Beaver, West Virginia
โข Federal Correctional Institution Bennetsville in Bennetsville, South Carolina
โข Federal Correctional Institution Berlin in Berlin, New Hampshire
โข Federal Correctional Institution Big Spring in Big Spring, Texas
โข Federal Correctional Institution Cumberland in Cumberland, Maryland
โข Federal Correctional Institution Danbury in Danbury, Connecticut
โข Federal Correctional Institution Dublin in Dublin, California
โข Federal Correctional Institution Edgefield in Edgefield, South Carolina
โข Federal Correctional Institution El Reno in El Reno, Oklahoma
โข Federal Correctional Institution Elkton in Lisbon, Ohio
โข Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in Littleton, Colorado
โข Federal Correctional Institution Estill in Estill, South Carolina
โข Federal Correctional Institution Fairton in Fairton, New Jersey
โข Federal Correctional Institution Gilmer in Glenville, West Virginia
โข Federal Correctional Institution Greenville in Greenville, Illinois
โข Federal Correctional Institution Herlong in Herlong, California
โข Federal Correctional Institution Jesup in Jesup, Georgia
โข Federal Correctional Institution La Tuna in Anthony, Texas
โข Federal Correctional Institution Loretto in Loretto, Pennsylvania
โข Federal Correctional Institution Lompoc in Lompoc, California
โข Federal Correctional Institution Manchester in Manchester, Kentucky
โข Federal Correctional Institution Marianna in Marianna, Florida
โข Federal Correctional Institution McDowell in Welch, West Virginia
โข Federal Correctional Institution McKean in Lewis Run, Pennsylvania
โข Federal Correctional Institution Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee
โข Federal Correctional Institution Mendota in Mendota, California
โข Federal Correctional Institution Miami in Miami, Florida
โข Federal Correctional Institution Milan in Milan, Michigan
โข Federal Correctional Institution Morgantown in Morgantown, West Virginia
โข Federal Correctional Institution Otisville in Otisville, New York
โข Federal Correctional Institution Oxford in Oxford, Wisconsin
โข Federal Correctional Institution Pekin in Pekin, Illinois
โข Federal Correctional Institution Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona
โข Federal Correctional Institution Ray Brook in Ray Brook, New York
โข Federal Correctional Institution Safford in Safford, Arizona
โข Federal Correctional Institution Sandstone in Sandstone, Minnesota
โข Federal Correctional Institution Schuylkill in Minersville, Pennsylvania
โข Federal Correctional Institution Seagoville in Seagoville, Texas
โข Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan in Sheridan, Oregon
โข Federal Correctional Institution Talladega in Talladega, Alabama
โข Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee in Tallahassee, Florida
โข Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island in San Pedro, California
โข Federal Correctional Institution Texarkana in Texarkana, Texas
โข Federal Correctional Institution Three Rivers in Three Rivers, Texas
โข Federal Correctional Institution Waseca in Waseca, Minnesota
โข Federal Correctional Institution Williamsburg in Salters, South Carolina
โข Federal Medical Center Devens in Devens, Massachusetts
โข Federal Medical Center Butner in Butner, North Carolina
โข Federal Medical Center Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky
โข Federal Transfer Center Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
โข United States Penitentiary Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia
โข United States Penitentiary Leavenworth in Leavenworth, Kansas
โข Martindale AHP in San Antonio, Texas
โข Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania
โข Tobyhanna Army Complex in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania
โข Military Ocean Terminal Concord in Concord, California
โข Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point in Sunny Point, North Carolina