By SARAH HAYDEN | The Quad City Times | Published: January 1, 2021 DAVENPORT, Iowa (Tribune News Service) The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday it was restricting the use of drones over the Rock Island Arsenal, calling the military installation a national security sensitive location. The FAA also restricted the airspace over Biometric Technology Center in Clarksburg, W.Va., banning the use of drones, which the government refers to as unmanned aircraft systems. Restrictions on these Department of Defense facilities are to address concerns about drone activity over security-sensitive facilities, the FAA said in a release. Drone operators can review airspace restrictions on the FAA s website or FAA s B4UFLY mobile app, including all of the currently covered locations with an interactive map showing restricted airspace throughout the U.S.
FAA bans drones over the Rock Island Arsenal [Moline Dispatch and Rock Island Argus, Ill.]
Dec. 31 The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday it was restricting the use of drones over the Rock Island Arsenal, calling the military installation a “national security sensitive location.”
The FAA also restricted the airspace over Biometric Technology Center in Clarksburg, W.Va., banning the use of drones, which the government refers to as unmanned aircraft systems.
“Restrictions on these Department of Defense facilities are to address concerns about drone activity over security-sensitive facilities,” the FAA said in a release.
Drone operators can review airspace restrictions on the FAA’s website or FAA’s B4UFLY mobile app, including all of the currently covered locations with an interactive map showing restricted airspace throughout the U.S.
FAA bans drones over the Rock Island Arsenal [Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa]
Dec. 31 The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday it was restricting the use of drones over the Rock Island Arsenal, calling the military installation a “national security sensitive location.”
The FAA also restricted the airspace over Biometric Technology Center in Clarksburg, W.Va., banning the use of drones, which the government refers to as unmanned aircraft systems.
“Restrictions on these Department of Defense facilities are to address concerns about drone activity over security-sensitive facilities,” the FAA said in a release.
Drone operators can review airspace restrictions on the FAA’s website or FAA’s B4UFLY mobile app, including all of the currently covered locations with an interactive map showing restricted airspace throughout the U.S.
The FAA has announced UAS airspace restrictions over additional national security sensitive locations, effective December 30.
In cooperation with its federal partners, the FAA will restrict UAS operations in the airspace over two locations. The first facility is Rock Island Arsenal located between Davenport, Iowa and Rocks Island, Illinois. The second facility is Biometric Technology Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Restrictions on these Department of Defense facilities are to address concerns about drone activity over security sensitive facilities. Information on the FAA Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), FDC 0/5116, can be found on the FAA’s UAS Data Delivery System (UDDS) website. This website contains the text of FDC 0/5116 (click on “UAS NOTAM FDC 0/5116” on scroll bar along the top of the page).
FAA restricts drone operations over national security sensitive locations
December 29, 2020
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) airspace restrictions over additional national security sensitive locations, effective December 30.
In cooperation with its federal partners, the FAA will restrict UAS operations in the airspace over two locations. The first facility is Rock Island Arsenal located between Davenport, Iowa and Rocks Island, Illinois. The second facility is Biometric Technology Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Restrictions on these Department of Defense facilities are to address concerns about drone activity over security sensitive facilities. Information on the FAA Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), FDC 0/5116, can be found on the FAA’s UAS Data Delivery System (UDDS) website. This website contains the text of FDC 0/5116 (click on “UAS NOTAM FDC 0/5116” on scroll bar along the top of the page).