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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

Pt. 91, SFAR No. 60 

(f) Is conducted under an IFR clearance 

and the pilot is acting in accordance with 
ATC instructions. An IFR flight plan may 
not be filed on a route or at an altitude that 
would require operation in an area described 
in Section 4. 

Section 4. Flight-free zones. Except in an 

emergency or if otherwise necessary for safe-
ty of flight, or unless otherwise authorized 
by the Flight Standards District Office for a 
purpose listed in Section 3(b), no person may 
operate an aircraft in the Special Flight 
Rules Area within the following areas: 

(a) Desert View Flight-Free Zone. Within 

an area bounded by a line beginning at Lat. 
35

°

59

30

″ 

N., Long. 111

°

46

20

″ 

W. to 35

°

59

30

″ 

N., 

Long. 111

°

52

45

″ 

W.; to Lat. 36

°

04

50

″ 

N., Long. 

111

°

52

00

″ 

W.; to Lat. 36

°

06

00

″ 

N., Long. 

111

°

46

20

″ 

W.; to the point of origin; but not 

including the airspace at and above 10,500 
feet MSL within 1 mile of the western bound-
ary of the zone. The area between the Desert 
View and Bright Angel Flight-Free Zones is 
designated the ‘‘Zuni Point Corridor.’’ 

(b) Bright Angel Flight-Free Zone. Within 

an area bounded by a line beginning at Lat. 
35

°

59

30

″ 

N., Long. 111

°

55

30

″ 

W.; to Lat. 

35

°

59

30

″ 

N., Long. 112

°

04

00

″ 

W.; thence coun-

terclockwise via the 5 statute mile radius of 
the Grand Canyon Airport point (Lat. 
35

°

57

09

″ 

N., Long. 112

°

08

47

″ 

W.) to Lat. 

36

°

01

30

″ 

N., Long. 112

°

11

00

″ 

W.; to Lat. 

36

°

06

15

″ 

N., Long. 112

°

12

50

″ 

W.; to Lat. 

36

°

14

40

″ 

N., Long. 112

°

08

50

″ 

W.; to Lat. 

36

°

14

40

″ 

N., Long. 111

°

57

30

″ 

W.; to Lat. 

36

°

12

30

″ 

N., Long. 111

°

53

50

″ 

W.; to the point 

of origin; but not including the airspace at 
and above 10,500 feet MSL within 1 mile of 
the eastern boundary between the southern 
boundary and Lat. 36

°

04

50

″ 

N. or the airspace 

at and above 10,500 feet MSL within 2 miles 
of the northwest boundary. The area bounded 
by the Bright Angel and Shinumo Flight- 
Free Zones is designated the ‘‘Dragon Cor-
ridor.’’ 

(c) Shinumo Flight-Free Zone. Within an 

area bounded by a line beginning at Lat. 
36

°

04

00

″ 

N., Long. 112

°

16

40

″ 

W.; northwest 

along the park boundary to a point at Lat. 
36

°

12

47

″ 

N., Long. 112

°

30

53

″ 

W.; to Lat. 

36

°

21

15

″ 

N., Long. 112

°

20

20

″ 

W.; east along the 

park boundary to Lat. 36

°

21

15

″ 

N., Long. 

112

°

13

55

″ 

W.; to Lat. 36

°

14

40

″ 

N., Long. 

112

°

11

25

″ 

W.; to the point of origin. The area 

between the Thunder River/Toroweap and 
Shinumo Flight Free Zones is designated the 
‘‘Fossil Canyon Corridor.’’ 

(d) Toroweap/Thunder River Flight-Free 

Zone. Within an area bounded by a line be-
ginning at Lat. 36

°

22

45

″ 

N., Long. 112

°

20

35

″ 

W.; thence northwest along the boundary of 
the Grand Canyon National Park to Lat. 
36

°

17

48

″ 

N., Long. 113

°

03

15

″ 

W.; to Lat. 

36

°

15

00

″ 

N., Long. 113

°

07

10

″ 

W.; to Lat. 

36

°

10

30

″ 

N., Long. 113

°

07

10

″ 

W.; thence east 

along the Colorado River to the confluence 
of Havasu Canyon (Lat. 36

°

18

40

″ 

N., Long. 

112

°

45

45

″ 

W.;) including that area within a 1.5 

nautical mile radius of Toroweap Overlook 
(Lat. 36

°

12

45

″ 

N., Long. 113

°

03

30

″ 

W.); to the 

point of origin; but not including the fol-
lowing airspace designated as the ‘‘Tuckup 
Corridor’’: at or above 10,500 feet MSL within 
2 nautical miles either side of a line extend-
ing between Lat. 36

°

24

47

″ 

N., Long. 112

°

48

50

″ 

W. and Lat. 36

°

17

10

″ 

N., Long. 112

°

48

50

″ 

W.; to 

the point of origin. 

Section 5. Minimum flight altitudes. Except 

in an emergency or if otherwise necessary 
for safety of flight, or unless otherwise au-
thorized by the Flight Standards District Of-
fice for a purpose listed in Section 3(b), no 
person may operate an aircraft in the Spe-
cial Flight Rules Area at an altitude lower 
than the following: 

(a) Eastern section from Lees Ferry to 

North Canyon: 5,000 feet MSL. 

(b) Eastern section from North Canyon to 

Boundary Ridge: 6,000 feet MSL. 

(c) Boundary Ridge to Supai (Yumtheska) 

Point: 7,500 feet MSL. 

(d) Supai Point to Diamond Creek: 6,500 

feet MSL. 

(e) Western section from Diamond Creek to 

the Grand Wash Cliffs: 5,000 feet MSL. 

Section 9. Termination date. Section 1. Ap-

plicability, Section 4, Flight-free zones, and 
Section 5. Minimum flight altitudes, expire 
on April 19, 2001. 

N

OTE

: [Removed] 

[66 FR 1003, Jan. 4, 2001, as amended at 66 FR 
16584, Mar. 26, 2001; 72 FR 9846, Mar. 6, 2007] 

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1. Each person shall, before conducting any 

operation under the Federal Aviation Regu-
lations (14 CFR chapter I), be familiar with 
all available information concerning that op-
eration, including Notices to Airmen issued 
under § 91.139 and, when activated, the provi-
sions of the National Air Traffic Reduced 
Complement Operations Plan available for 
inspection at operating air traffic facilities 
and Regional air traffic division offices, and 
the General Aviation Reservation Program. 
No operator may change the designated air-
port of intended operation for any flight con-
tained in the October 1, 1990, OAG. 

2. Notwithstanding any provision of the 

Federal Aviation Regulations to the con-
trary, no person may operate an aircraft in 
the Air Traffic Control System: 

a. Contrary to any restriction, prohibition, 

procedure or other action taken by the Di-
rector of the Office of Air Traffic Systems 
Management (Director) pursuant to para-
graph 3 of this regulation and announced in 
a Notice to Airmen pursuant to § 91.139 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations. 

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