Restricted airspaces in the US?

There is a lot of "restricted" airspace - mostly in areas of military operations. There is far less "prohibited" airspace, being more strict in the sense that you cannot get permission to fly through it.

The only "prohibited" areas that are charted are over the mall area of Washington DC, which is active all of the time, and over Camp David, which is active when the president is there. Here is a depiction of P-56 around the White House: http://www.faa.gov/ats/dca/dcaweb/p56.htm

There are other non-charted areas that are restricted or prohibited wherever the president happens to be. Those are announced by NOTAMs (NOTices To AirMen) that pilots check before each flight.

Here is a web site that lists current TFR's http://airspace.nifc.gov/mapping/nifc/index.cfm Click on the little map and it will expand then click on any area you are interested in for more info. The map will show all sorts of different airspace, like over the White House as well as other areas to avoid.

BTW did you know that both Disneyland Florida AND Disneyland California are Restricted No Fly Zones!! Go figure!!

There are different typs of airspace.

Resticted, Prohibited, Special Use (TFR's).

Retricted means you have to get authorization to fly into, it is in no way a "no-fly zone". Prohibited Airspace would be a "no-fly zone".

However, certain Restricted Airspaces, such as Area 51, you would never get permission to enter from the controlling agency.

They are all charted on sectional charts, and World Aeronautical charts (WAC's) with the exception of TFR's

Ummm. Why?

Pretty much any military base or airport is off limits. Areas around volcanoes (no kidding). I am sure there are restrictions on height above cities etc and which direction you are travelling.

I wouldn't consider flying over the white house. No map.

area surrounding the white house is restricted airspace.

google area 51

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-fly_zone#Current_N...

thats a list for the us