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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 93.352 

the DC SFRA unless that pilot com-
plies with the DC SFRA operating pro-
cedures in this subpart. 

Subpart W—New York Class B Air-

space Hudson River and East 
River Exclusion Special Flight 
Rules Area 

S

OURCE

: 74 FR 59910, Nov. 19, 2009, unless 

otherwise noted. 

§ 93.350

Definitions. 

For the purposes of this subpart only 

the following definitions apply: 

(a) 

Local operation. Any aircraft with-

in the Hudson River Exclusion that is 
conducting an operation other than as 
described in paragraph (b) of this sec-
tion. Local operations include but are 
not limited to operations for sight-
seeing, electronic news gathering, and 
law enforcement. 

(b) 

Transient operation. Aircraft 

transiting the entire length of the Hud-
son River Class B Exclusion, as defined 
in paragraph (d) of this section, from 
one end to the other. 

(c) 

New York Class B airspace East 

River Exclusion is that airspace below 
1,500 feet MSL between the east and 
west banks of, and overlying, the East 
River beginning at lat. 40

°

38

39

″ 

N., 

long. 74

°

02

03

″ 

W., thence north along a 

line drawn direct to the southwestern 
tip of Governors Island, thence north 
along a line direct to the southwest tip 
of Manhattan Island, thence north 
along the west bank of the East River 
to the LGA VOR/DME 6-mile arc, 
thence counterclockwise along the 6- 
mile arc to the east bank of the East 
River, thence south along the east 
bank of the East River to the point of 
beginning at lat. 40

°

38

39

″ 

N., long 

74

°

02

03

″ 

W.; and that airspace 1,100 feet 

MSL and below between the east and 
west banks of, and overlying the East 
River, from the LGA VOR/DME 6-mile 
arc to the north tip of Roosevelt Is-
land. 

(d) 

New York Class B airspace Hudson 

River Exclusion is that area from the 
surface up to but not including the 
overlying floor of the New York Class 
B airspace area, between the east and 
west banks of, and overlying, the Hud-
son River within the area beginning 

north of LaGuardia Airport on the west 
bank of the Hudson River at lat. 
40

°

57

45

″ 

N., long. 73

°

54

48

″ 

W. (near Al-

pine Tower), thence south along the 
west bank of the Hudson River to 
intersect the Colts Neck VOR/DME 012

° 

radial, thence southwest along the 
Colts Neck 012

° 

radial to the Hudson 

River shoreline, thence south along the 
shoreline to the Verrazano-Narrows 
Bridge, thence east along the Bridge to 
the east bank of the Hudson River, 
thence north along the east bank of the 
Hudson River to lat. 40

°

38

39

″ 

N., long. 

74

°

02

03

″ 

W., thence north along a line 

drawn direct to the southwesternmost 
point of Governors Island, thence north 
along a line drawn direct to the south-
west tip of Manhattan Island, thence 
north along the east bank of the Hud-
son River to the LGA VOR/DME 11- 
mile arc, north of LaGuardia Airport, 
thence counterclockwise along the 11- 
mile arc to lat. 40

°

57

54

″ 

N., long. 

73

°

54

23

″ 

W., thence to the point of be-

ginning. 

§ 93.351

General requirements for op-

erating in the East River and/or 
Hudson River Exclusions. 

Pilots must adhere to the following 

requirements: 

(a) Maintain an indicated airspeed 

not to exceed 140 knots. 

(b) Anti-collision lights and aircraft 

position/navigation lights shall be on, 
if equipped. Use of landing lights is rec-
ommended. 

(c) Self announce position on the ap-

propriate radio frequency for the East 
River or Hudson River as depicted on 
the New York VFR Terminal Area 
Chart (TAC) and/or New York Heli-
copter Route Chart. 

(d) Have a current New York TAC 

chart and/or New York Helicopter 
Route Chart in the aircraft and be fa-
miliar with the information contained 
therein. 

§ 93.352

Hudson River Exclusion spe-

cific operating procedures. 

In addition to the requirements in 

§ 93.351, the following procedures apply: 

(a) Pilots must self announce, at the 

charted mandatory reporting points, 
the following information: aircraft 
type, current position, direction of 
flight, and altitude. 

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