Skip to content
Aviator IQ
Start Free
GlossaryAirspace
Airspace

Restricted Area

Also: R-area

Airspace containing hazards such as artillery or missile activity where flight is not wholly banned but is subject to restrictions and often needs authorization from the controlling agency.

“Restricted areas are areas where operations are hazardous to nonparticipating aircraft and contain airspace within which the flight of aircraft, while not wholly prohibited, is subject to restrictions.”
FAA-H-8083-25C · Chapter 15, Restricted Areas

Tested on

Private PilotCommercialPart 107

Practice with

Part 107 Airspace Quick-CheckSectional Chart Symbology Decoder

Related terms

Prohibited AreaMilitary Operations AreaSpecial Use Airspace

← All glossary terms