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flying almost anywhere in the world
is truly amazing you can pack your bags
make your way to the airport and
literally fly to just about any corner
of the globe
well just about anywhere of the 197
million square miles that encompass the
earth there are actually
several areas that you absolutely cannot
fly over where you risk some seriously
deadly consequences beginning with the
united states
the federal aviation administration or
faa has two
main types of areas in which air travel
is not allowed
the first being what is known as a
restricted area restricted areas
are essentially areas in which the
flight of an aircraft is not allowed
under most circumstances
and these are designated on aeronautical
charts by the letter r
followed by a dash and a number the
united states has roughly 500 of these
restricted areas across
the entire country which for the most
part cover all military bases as well as
other strategic interests
and while yes it is possible to be
granted permission to fly through these
restricted areas it is most likely going
to be denied by the local air traffic
control
which may not seem like a big deal but
when the restricted areas cover large
portions of land the diversion around
could take up to several
hours take for example the restricted
area just northwest of las vegas nevada
home to one of the world's most famous
military bases
area 51 while it's no secret that this
is a highly classified military base
and you could theoretically request
permission to pass through your request
will
almost certainly be denied requiring you
to instead fly the long way around which
certainly will add additional time onto
the flight
beyond just restrictions like this the
faa also has another type of air
restriction known as a prohibited area
these areas unlike restricted zones do
not even allow for you to ask permission
but instead
have an outright ban from ever flying in
this airspace
similarly to the restricted airspace
however these are designated on
aeronautical charts by the letter p
followed by a dash and a number on this
list of extremely prohibited areas
include some of america's most important
national security interests
including for example prohibited areas
p50
and p51 which cover america's two
primary naval submarine bases located in
kings bay
georgia and kitsap washington here u.s
submarines capable of carrying nuclear
missiles
are serviced and maintained in between
deployments and speaking of nuclear
weapons
america's primary nuclear weapon
assembly plant is also covered by
prohibited airspace as prohibited area
p47 which covers the pantex nuclear
facility located just northeast of
abilene
texas here the nation's nuclear
stockpile is built
maintained and overseen additionally
there are several sites related to the
very important people within the united
states government that are governed by
prohibited airspace
prohibited area p56 protects the united
states capital and white house
preventing anyone beyond the president's
personal helicopter marine one from ever
entering the prohibited airspace
in addition former presidents enjoy
their own prohibited airspace such as
the p-49
restricted area around the bush ranch in
crawford texas and even a prohibition at
mount vernon p-73
prohibiting flying over the home of the
first president of the united states
and of course the sitting u.s president
enjoys their own personal prohibited
airspace wherever they go
typically on the order of 30 miles in
each direction
ensuring that they are protected from
any and all threats from the air in
addition to each of these restricted and
prohibited zones there are also many
temporary restrictions placed on
airspace surrounding major sporting
events for the protection of fans as
well as at the kennedy space center
it wouldn't be good if a rocket
accidentally crossed paths with a
commercial airliner
now would it but perhaps the strangest
flight restriction over the united
states above
all is that of walt disney world yes as
strange as it may sound the happiest
place on earth enjoys a permanent flight
restriction that essentially makes
cinderella's castle on the same security
level as that of the white house
pretty much the faa is saying that
mickey mouse is as important as the
president
but the united states is not the only
country in the world to enforce air
restrictions over national security and
government points of interest
for example china strictly enforces a
ban on flights over tiananmen square
even going so far as to ban homing
pigeons from flying over the square just
last year
and likewise france prohibits all
traffic above paris unless departing or
arriving in one of the local airports
such as charles de gaulle or orli
other countries have air restrictions
over more sacred historical sites
greece for instance bans all flight
activity above
and around the parthenon in an effort to
preserve its historic structure
and the united kingdom's royal family
enjoys air protections over bugging a
palace and at windsor castle
the point here is that most countries
have some form of air restrictions
whether due to strategic points of
importance for national security or
treasured relics from the past and while
commercial pilots often perform detailed
flight planning before a scheduled
flight
your everyday hobbyist pilot often
doesn't perform the same level of due
diligence
and flying into a restricted zone could
mean major problems
take for instance an event that happened
back in 2005
when a student pilot flying a small
cessna 150 strayed inside of the
restricted zone of the white house in
washington dc
it prompted mass evacuations throughout
the capital and not long after breaching
the restricted boundary the small engine
plane was greeted by two
f-16 fighters and a blackhawk helicopter
that forced the plane to land at a small
airport nearby
fortunately in this case it was purely
an accident by the pilot
and therefore no further issue was made
out of it but what about
other areas on the earth that truly are
considered restricted where almost
no planes will ever fly while most
countries avoid countries with ongoing
wars
two specific countries will typically
see hardly any air traffic
the first north korea is widely regarded
as one of the most dangerous pieces of
airspace in the world and it is also
restricted by many countries including
the united states
this is because of the unpredictable
nature in which they test their missiles
launching them out towards the sea of
japan often without any warning and
because of this
most countries will go well out of the
way to avoid this restricted area
altogether even if it means adding
additional time to the flight
for example flights that originate from
seoul in south korea that are traveling
to say vladivostok and russia will fly
due
east before making a northward turn just
to avoid the airspace altogether
all the while adding an additional 30
minutes onto their flight
the other area of the world where most
countries restrict air travel is over
the eastern portion of ukraine where
malaysian airlines flight mh17 was shot
down back in 2014
killing 298 people this
is a particularly dangerous area still
to this day where in the eastern portion
of ukraine
you will still see hardly any commercial
aircraft ever flying in the sky above
further all russian commercial aircraft
specifically are on an indefinite ban
from entering any ukrainian airspace
following the events of 2014
while in turn ukrainian commercial
aircraft are also banned from entering
any russian airspace
this has led to some interesting
scenarios like this russian flight
between moscow and sevastopol that has
to completely circumvent
all of ukraine just in order to get in
or this ukraine
international flight from kiev to dubai
then ends up avoiding a lot of countries
airspace to get there
the flight threads the needle through
turkey iraq and kuwait and avoids
russian airspace because ukrainian
flights are banned from flying over it
it avoids syrian airspace because of the
ongoing civil war there and it avoids
iranian airspace because iran shot
down a ukraine international flight just
a year ago
in january 2020 that killed everyone
on board restricted flight zones around
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