Following are examples of some of the type of activities that may occur in
Restricted Areas:
Because of low level flight associated with the DCR, the noise contours
extend outside the DCR into Dare, Hyde and Tyrrell Counties at levels
between 60 and 75 dB. The noise contours at the DCR are illustrated on
Figure 3‐18.
Despite low level overflight in areas outside the DCR, noise modeling has not
been conducted in these areas and there are no noise contours modeled for
MTRs.
Special Use Airspace
Special Use Airspace (SUA) is airspace where military activity or unusual flight
conditions may occur. The designation of SUA serves to alert a
nonparticipating aircraft (civilian or military) to the possible presence of
these activities. Entering SUA without authorization from the controlling
agency may be extremely hazardous to the aircraft and its occupants. Of the
various SUA types, Military Operating Areas (MOAs) and Restricted Areas are
designated within the DCR Study Area.
Air‐to‐ground weapons can only be released within a Restricted Area that has
a floor surface level. When Restricted Areas are being used for military
training, non‐participating military, as well as all civilian aircraft, are
prohibited from flying through it. When Restricted Areas are not being used
for military operations, civilian and commercial access through the airspace
may be requested from airspace‐controlling agency that controls that
particular area.
Restricted Areas
Restricted Areas are designated where ongoing or intermittent activities
occur that create unusual and often invisible hazards to aircraft. Restricted
Areas are specifically designated where flight or ground activities must be
confined because of their nature, which may be considered hazardous to
nonparticipating aircraft. Restricted Areas are bounded by a floor (minimum
altitude a plane can fly) and a ceiling (maximum altitude a plane can fly).
Restricted Areas are designated under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Part 73 and utilized for hazardous flight activity and aircraft testing including
high speed maneuvering, abrupt altitude changes, and other dynamic, non‐
standard aircraft activity. Depending on the type of Restricted Area, a few
key factors that need to be taken into consideration to determine if
development below these areas is compatible including: land use type,
height/vertical obstruction, frequency and noise.
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Unmanned aircraft and drones
Simultaneous manned and unmanned aircraft operations
Experimental aircraft operations
Multi‐purpose aircraft flight characteristics testing and evaluation
Simulated aircraft/he licopter emergency training
Simultaneous disassociated aircraft types and models flight operations
Simulated aircraft carrier landing practice
Amphibious shipboard landing practice
Restricted Areas are used in conjunction with the DCR as a low‐altitude
training area over and around the Range. Other Restricted Areas are also
located within the JLUS Study Area but not affiliated with Seymour Johnson
AFB, including:
R‐5301 and R‐5302 A‐C located north of Tyrrell and Washington
Counties over the Albemarle Sound.
R‐5313 A‐D located exclusively over the waters of Pamlico Sound.
R‐5306A which includes the far southeast end of Beaufort County
south of the Pamlico River.
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