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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
§ 93.303
§ 93.253
Nonstop operations.
No person may operate an aircraft
nonstop in air transportation between
Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airport and another airport that is
more than 1,250 miles away from Ron-
ald Reagan Washington National Air-
port.
Subpart U—Special Flight Rules in
the Vicinity of Grand Canyon
National Park, AZ
S
OURCE
: Doc. No. 28537, 61 FR 69330, Dec. 31,
1996, unless otherwise noted.
§ 93.301
Applicability.
This subpart prescribes special oper-
ating rules for all persons operating
aircraft in the following airspace, des-
ignated as the Grand Canyon National
Park Special Flight Rules Area: That
airspace extending from the surface up
to but not including 18,000 feet MSL
within an area bounded by a line begin-
ning at Lat. 35
°
55
′
12
″
N., Long. 112
°
04
′
05
″
W.; east to Lat. 35
°
55
′
30
″
N., Long.
111
°
45
′
00
″
W.; to Lat. 35
°
59
′
02
″
N., Long.
111
°
36
′
03
″
W.; north to Lat. 36
°
15
′
30
″
N.,
Long. 111
°
36
′
06
″
W.; to Lat. 36
°
24
′
49
″
N.,
Long. 111
°
47
′
45
″
W.; to Lat. 36
°
52
′
23
″
N.,
Long. 111
°
33
′
10
″
W.; west-northwest to
Lat. 36
°
53
′
37
″
N., Long. 111
°
38
′
29
″
W.;
southwest to Lat. 36
°
35
′
02
″
N., Long.
111
°
53
′
28
″
W.; to Lat. 36
°
21
′
30
″
N., Long.
112
°
00
′
03
″
W.; west-northwest to Lat.
36
°
30
′
30
″
N., Long. 112
°
35
′
59
″
W.; south-
west to Lat. 36
°
24
′
46
″
N., Long. 112
°
51
′
10
″
W., thence west along the boundary of
Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP)
to Lat. 36
°
14
′
08
″
N., Long. 113
°
10
′
07
″
W.;
west-southwest to Lat. 36
°
09
′
30
″
N.,
Long. 114
°
03
′
03
″
W.; southeast to Lat.
36
°
05
′
11
″
N., Long. 113
°
58
′
46
″
W.; thence
south along the boundary of GCNP to
Lat. 35
°
58
′
23
″
N., Long. 113
°
54
′
14
″
W.;
north to Lat. 36
°
00
′
10
″
N., Long.
113
°
53
′
48
″
W.; northeast to Lat. 36
°
02
′
14
″
N., Long. 113
°
50
′
16
″
W.; to Lat. 36
°
02
′
17
″
N., Long. 113
°
53
′
48
″
W.; northeast to
Lat. 36
°
02
′
14
″
N., Long. 113
°
50
′
16
″
W.; to
Lat. 36
°
02
′
17
″
N., Long. 113
°
49
′
11
″
W.;
southeast to Lat. 36
°
01
′
22
″
N., Long.
113
°
48
′
21
″
W.; to Lat. 35
°
59
′
15
″
N., Long.
113
°
47
′
13
″
W.; to Lat. 35
°
57
′
51
″
N., Long.
113
°
46
′
01
″
W.; to Lat. 35
°
57
′
45
″
N., Long.
113
°
45
′
23
″
W.; southwest to Lat. 35
°
54
′
48
″
N., Long. 113
°
50
′
24
″
W.; southeast to
Lat. 35
°
41
′
01
″
N., Long. 113
°
35
′
27
″
W.;
thence clockwise via the 4.2-nautical
mile radius of the Peach Springs
VORTAC to Lat. 36
°
38
′
53
″
N., Long.
113
°
27
′
49
″
W.; northeast to Lat. 35
°
42
′
58
″
N., Long. 113
°
10
′
57
″
W.; north to Lat.
35
°
57
′
51
″
N., Long. 113
°
11
′
06
″
W.; east to
Lat. 35
°
57
′
44
″
N., Long. 112
°
14
′
04
″
W.;
thence clockwise via the 4.3-nautical
mile radius of the Grand Canyon Na-
tional Park Airport reference point
(Lat. 35
°
57
′
08
″
N., Long. 112
°
08
′
49
″
W.) to
the point of origin.
[Doc. No. 5926, 65 FR 17742, Apr. 4, 2000]
§ 93.303
Definitions.
For the purposes of this subpart:
Allocation means authorization to
conduct a commercial air tour in the
Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP)
Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA).
Commercial air tour means any flight
conducted for compensation or hire in
a powered aircraft where a purpose of
the flight is sightseeing. If the operator
of a flight asserts that the flight is not
a commercial air tour, factors that can
be considered by the Administrator in
making a determination of whether the
flight is a commercial air tour include,
but are not limited to—
(1) Whether there was a holding out
to the public of willingness to conduct
a sightseeing flight for compensation
or hire;
(2) Whether a narrative was provided
that referred to areas or points of in-
terest on the surface;
(3) The area of operation;
(4) The frequency of flights;
(5) The route of flight;
(6) The inclusion of sightseeing
flights as part of any travel arrange-
ment package; or
(7) Whether the flight in question
would or would not have been canceled
based on poor visibility of the surface.
Commercial Special Flight Rules Area
Operation means any portion of any
flight within the Grand Canyon Na-
tional Park Special Flight Rules Area
that is conducted by a certificate hold-
er that has operations specifications
authorizing flights within the Grand
Canyon National Park Special Flight
Rules Area. This term does not include
operations conducted under an FAA
Form 7711–1, Certificate of Waiver or
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