Overflight Prohibition Zone Description: - Protected zones within several national marine sanctuaries - Enforced by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Requirements/Limitations: - Pilots are prohibited from flying below 1,000 (or 2,000, depending on zone's specifics) agl within these areas in order to protect special wildlife habitats from aerial disturbance - Refer to NOAA's website at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/flight/ welcome.html for more information Question: Is this a new type of federally-protected airspace? Answer: Not exactly. While the regulation has been in place for a number of years, the zones have just recently been placed on aeronautical charts. It is not an FAA airspace restriction, although flying below the required altitude in any sanctuary overflight prohibition zone violates NOAA regulations, not FAA regulations. Ref. 15 CFR Part 922.72, .82, .132, & .152 © Air Safety Institute airsafetyinstitute.orghttp://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/flight/welcome.html http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/flight/welcome.html http://www.airsafetyinstitute.org http://www.airsafetyinstitute.org