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Section 93.339

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(a) of this section, persons who knowingly or willfully violate national defense airspace established pursuant to
49 U.S.C. 40103(b)(3) may be subject to
criminal prosecution.
Section 93.335 Definitions.
For purposes of this subpart - 
DC FRZ flight plan is a flight plan
filed for the sole purpose of complying
with the requirements for VFR operations into, out of, and through the DC
FRZ. This flight plan is separate and
distinct from a standard VFR flight
plan, and does not include search and
rescue services.
DC SFRA flight plan is a flight plan
filed for the sole purpose of complying
with the requirements for VFR operations into, out of, and through the DC
SFRA. This flight plan is separate and
distinct from a standard VFR flight
plan, and does not include search and
rescue services.
Fringe airports are the following airports located near the outer boundary
of the Washington, DC Metropolitan
Area Special Flight Rules Area: Barnes
(MD47), Flying M Farms (MD77), Mountain Road (MD43), Robinson (MD14),
and Skyview (51VA).
Washington, DC Metropolitan Area
Flight Restricted Zone (DC FRZ) is an
area bounded by a line beginning at the
Washington VOR/DME (DCA) 311Section radial at 15 nautical miles (NM) (Lat.
38Section59-31- N., Long. 077Section18-30- W.); then
clockwise along the DCA 15 nautical
mile arc to the DCA 002Section radial at 15
NM (Lat. 39Section06-28- N., Long 077Section04-32-
W.); then southeast via a line drawn to
the DCA 049Section radial at 14 NM (Lat.
39Section02-18- N., Long. 076Section50-38- W.); thence
south via a line drawn to the DCA 064Section
radial at 13 NM (Lat. 38Section59-01- N., Long.
076Section48-32- W.); thence clockwise along
the 13 NM arc to the DCA 276Section radial at
13 NM (Lat.38Section50-53- N., Long 077Section18-48-
W.); thence north to the point of beginning, excluding the airspace within a
one nautical mile radius of the Freeway Airport, W00, Mitchellville, MD
from the surface up to but not including flight level (FL) 180. The DC FRZ is
within and part of the Washington, DC
Metropolitan Area SFRA.
Washington, DC Metropolitan Area
Special Flight Rules Area (DC SFRA) is
an area of airspace over the surface of

the earth where the ready identification, location, and control of aircraft is
required in the interests of national security. Specifically, the DC SFRA is
that airspace, from the surface to, but
not including, FL 180, within a 30-mile
radius of Lat. 38Section51-34- N., Long.
077Section02-11- W., or the DCA VOR/DME.
The DC SFRA includes the DC FRZ.
[Doc. No. FAA-2004-17005, 73 FR 76213, Dec.
16, 2008; Amdt. 93-91, 73 FR 79314, Dec. 29,
2008]

Section 93.337 Requirements for operating in
the DC SFRA.
A pilot conducting any type of flight
operation in the DC SFRA must comply with the restrictions listed in this
subpart and all special instructions
issued by the FAA in the interest of
national security. Those special instructions may be issued in any manner the FAA considers appropriate, including a NOTAM. Additionally, a pilot
must comply with all of the applicable
requirements of this chapter.
Section 93.339 Requirements for operating in
the DC SFRA, including the DC
FRZ.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs
(b) and (c) of this section and in Section 93.345,
or unless authorized by Air Traffic
Control, no pilot may operate an aircraft, including an ultralight vehicle or
any civil aircraft or public aircraft, in
the DC SFRA, including the DC FRZ,
unless - 
(1) The aircraft is equipped with an
operable two-way radio capable of communicating with Air Traffic Control on
appropriate radio frequencies;
(2) Before operating an aircraft in the
DC SFRA, including the DC FRZ, the
pilot establishes two-way radio communications with the appropriate Air
Traffic Control facility and maintains
such communications while operating
the aircraft in the DC SFRA, including
the DC FRZ;
(3) The aircraft is equipped with an
operating automatic altitude reporting
transponder;
(4) Before operating an aircraft in the
DC SFRA, including the DC FRZ, the
pilot obtains and transmits a discrete
transponder code from Air Traffic Control, and the aircraft-s transponder
continues to transmit the assigned

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