FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON, DC
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FLIGHT ADVISORY
At the request of the Department of the Navy, the Federal Aviation Administration will establish airspace restrictions over the New York City area, to be in place from July 1 through July 9, 2026. NOTAMs will be issued depicting 99.7 “Special Security Instruction” Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) to be implemented as follows:
Under the authority granted by 49 U.S.C., the FAA may apply restrictions within airspace under its jurisdiction. Any person who knowingly and willingly violates these restrictions may be subject to certain criminal and/or civil penalties. Pilots who violate security TFRs or procedures may be intercepted, detained and interviewed by Law Enforcement/Security Personnel. They may also be subject to the following actions:
1. The FAA may take administrative action, including imposing civil penalties and the suspension or revocation of airmen certificates;
2. The United States Government may pursue criminal charges, including charges under Title 49 of the United States Code, Section 46307;
3. The United States Government may use deadly force against the airborne aircraft, if it is determined that the aircraft poses an imminent security threat.
UAS ACTIVITY IN THE VICINITY OF DOWNTOWN NEW YORK:
Check NOTAMs for exact dates and times. Within an area over the Hudson River extending from the Verrazano Bridge to the George Washington Bridge, from the surface to 2,000ft AGL, unless otherwise authorized, all UAS operations are prohibited July 1, 0800 EDT until July 9, 1200 EDT.
MANNED AIRCRAFT RESTRICTIONS:
Check NOTAMs for exact dates and times. On July 4, 2026, from 0730-1200 EDT, a series of restrictions varying in altitude and lateral dimensions will prohibit all aircraft flight operations from approximately 30NM north of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge south to within the vicinity of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey except as follows:
- Military aircraft directly supporting America 250 International Aerial Review
- Approved Law Enforcement and Air Ambulance flights, squawking an assign discrete beacon code and in communication with air traffic control, as coordinated
IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE TFR:
For operations within this TFR, all emergency/life-saving flights (medical/law enforcement/firefighting) must coordinate with the FAA at the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) prior to their departure at 516-683-2984 to avoid potential intercept or delays.
UAS ACTIVITY
UAS operators who do not comply with applicable airspace restrictions are warned that pursuant to 10 U.S.C. section 130(i), and 6 U.S.C. section 124(n), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Department of Defense (DOD) may take security action that results in the interference, disruption, seizure, damaging, or destruction of unmanned aircraft deemed to pose a credible safety or security threat to protected personnel, facilities, or assets.
UAS operations are authorized within the defined SSI airspace if in compliance with the requirements listed below:
1) Prior to TFR activation, the UAS flight operation has been pre-approved by the FAA System Operations Support Center (SOSC) at 202-267-8276 based on criteria established by the sponsoring federal agency in coordination with the FAA;
2) Requests for pre-approved UAS flight operations can expect disposition of their request in a minimum of 24 hours.
3) If the pre-approved UAS flight operation is conducted in direct support of an active national defense, homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue, or disaster response mission, and prior notification has been provided to the designated facility contact; or
4) If the pre-approved UAS flight operation is conducted in direct support of a significant and urgent governmental interest and is approved by the FAA SOSC in advance of entering the defined SSI airspace; and
5) The pre-approved UAS flight operation complies with all other applicable federal aviation regulations.
Warning
The FAA recommends that all aircraft operators check NOTAMs OFTEN for mandatory airspace restrictions prior to operations within this region. Specific instructions and restrictions are available at http://tfr.faa.gov once the NOTAM has been issued.