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Class B Airspace

Also: Class B, Bravo airspace

The controlled airspace around the busiest airports, shaped like an upside-down wedding cake, that requires an ATC clearance before you enter.

“Class B airspace is generally airspace from the surface to 10,000 feet MSL surrounding the nation’s busiest airports in terms of airport operations or passenger enplanements.”
FAA-H-8083-25C · Chapter 15, Class B Airspace

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Private PilotInstrumentCommercialPart 107

Practice with

Part 107 Airspace Quick-CheckSectional Chart Symbology Decoder

Related terms

Class C AirspaceSectional Chart

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