Class A airspace definition

Class A airspace means that portion of the airspace classified in terms of regulation 172.02.2;
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Examples of Class A airspace in a sentence

  • Pilots will not fly in designated glider areas within Class A airspace less than 1,000 feet vertically and one mile horizontally from a cloud formation.

  • The Class A airspace bounded by the following: Latitude / Longitude Latitude / Longitude Point 1 40 07 00 N - 119 27 00 W Point 7 39 04 00 N - 119 41 00 W 2 39 49 00 N - 119 22 00 W 4 38 42 00 N - 119 38 00 W 3 39 45 00 N - 119 28 00 W 5 38 42 00 N - 119 57 00 W 4 39 41 00 N - 119 44 00 W 6 39 04 00 N - 119 57 00 W 8 39 46 12 N - 119 41 06 W Thence back to Point 7.

  • Pilots will not fly in designated glider areas within Class A airspace when flight visibility is less than five miles.

  • The Class A airspace bounded by the following: Latitude / Longitude Latitude / Longitude Point 8 39 04 00 N - 119 29 00 W 3 38 42 00 N - 119 26 00 W Point 4 39 41 00 N - 119 44 00 W 4 38 42 00 N - 119 38 00 W 5 40 02 00 N - 120 00 00 W 7 39 04 00 N - 119 41 00 W 6 40 10 00 N - 119 53 00 W 7 40 08 38 N - 119 41 00 W 8 39 46 12 N - 119 41 06 W Thence back to Point 4.

  • The majority of area SEFTON is constrained by controlled airspace above, with Class A airspace commencing at 3500 ft amsl and a fillet of Class D airspace from 2500 ft amsl at the southern edge.

  • The Class A airspace bounded by the following: Latitude / Longitude Point 1 39 04 00 N - 119 10 00 W 2 38 42 00 N - 119 08 00 W 3 38 42 00 N - 119 26 00 W 8 39 04 00 N - 119 29 00 W Thence back to Point 1.

  • IFR instrumentation and other equipment necessary to operate within Class A airspace are standard on all aircraft, and all are equipped with survey-grade GPS for precise acquisition over required areas.

  • The area and procedure s specified herein are for the conduct of VFR operations in Class A airspace by members of the Skyline Soaring Club (SSC).

  • The SOUTH area is bound to the west by a line extending through VRPs KIRKBY-SWITCH JUNCTION-LYDIATE, to the south by the northern boundary of the Liverpool Control Zone and to the north by the boundary of Class A airspace from 3500 ft AMSL.

  • MILITARY OPERATIONS AREA (MOA) – Airspace established outside Class A airspace to separate/segregate certain military activities from Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) traffic and to identify to VFR traffic where these activities are conducted.