GlossaryAirspace
AirspaceSpecial Use Airspace
Also: SUA, SAO
Airspace set aside where certain activities must be confined or where limits are placed on aircraft not taking part, including prohibited, restricted, warning, and military operations areas.
“Special use airspace or special area of operation (SAO) is the designation for airspace in which certain activities must be confined, or where limitations may be imposed on aircraft operations that are not part of those activities.”