Special Flight Rules Area
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In United States aviation, a Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) is a region in which the normal regulations of flight do not apply in whole or in part, especially regulations concerning airspace classification, altitude, course, and speed restrictions, and the like.
Examples of SFRAs include those surrounding the Grand Canyon, Ketchikan, Alaska, Valparaiso, Florida and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. There are also SFRA's within the Class B airspace of Los Angeles International Airport and the Class C airspace of Anchorage International Airport and Elmendorf AFB. An SFRA is currently proposed for Luke AFB in Arizona but it has not been finalized yet.
On Nov 19, 2009 the FAA effected an SFRA in the New York City Class B airspace, motivated largely by the mid-air collision of a private general avaiation aircraft and a sightseeing helicopter ride along the Hudson River VFR corridor in the summer of 2009.
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