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Prohibited Area

Also: P-area

Airspace where flight is not allowed at all, established for security or national welfare reasons and charted with a P and a number, such as P-40.

“Prohibited areas contain airspace of defined dimensions within which the flight of aircraft is prohibited.”
FAA-H-8083-25C · Chapter 15, Prohibited Areas

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Private PilotCommercialPart 107

Practice with

Part 107 Airspace Quick-CheckSectional Chart Symbology Decoder

Related terms

Restricted AreaSpecial Use Airspace

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