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How does the FAA issue a temporary flight restriction (TFR)?

By a Flight Data Center (FDC) NOTAM.

  1. By local police order
  2. By an FDC NOTAM ✔
  3. By a sectional chart update

Why: The FAA handbook says an FDC NOTAM designates each TFR. It begins with 'FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS' and gives the location, effective times, size, and altitudes affected.

Huh, didn't know that: TFRs can protect disaster relief flights, space launches, and crowds of sightseeing aircraft over big events.

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Sources

  1. Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Chapter 15 Airspace (FAA-H-8083-25C) https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/17_phak_ch15.pdf

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