FAA proposes permanent flight ban around Trump Tower in New York
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This proposal would create a permanent no-fly zone over and around Trump Tower in New York City. Aircraft would be banned from the surface up to 1,000 feet in a roughly 1-nautical-mile area, unless the U.S. Secret Service gives permission. It mainly affects pilots, helicopter operators, drone operators, and anyone planning flights near Midtown Manhattan. FAA says the goal is to protect the President and nearby property while minimizing disruption to regular Hudson and East River traffic. Comments are due by June 15, 2026.
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Key Changes
- Creates a new permanent prohibited area, P-75, in New York City.
- Bans aircraft operations from the surface to 1,000 feet AGL within the defined area unless the U.S. Secret Service authorizes entry.
- Keeps the East River edge open enough to reduce disruption to routine helicopter traffic in Manhattan.
Obligations
What this law requires
Pilots and other aircraft operators must not operate aircraft within Prohibited Area P-75, which extends from the surface up to 1,000 feet AGL in the specified 1-nautical-mile area around Trump Tower in New York, unless they obtain permission from the U.S. Secret Service as the using agency.
Aircraft operators must not conduct aircraft operations within Prohibited Area P-75, which extends from the surface to 1,000 feet AGL around Trump Tower in New York, NY, unless authorization is granted by the using agency (the U.S. Secret Service).
Helicopter operators must avoid entering the P-75 area during normal operations; the rule is designed to preserve helicopter traffic along the Hudson and East River corridors, and entry into P-75 is only allowed with U.S. Secret Service authorization.
Any person seeking to operate aircraft in P-75 must obtain prior permission from the U.S. Secret Service as the using agency before entering the prohibited area.
Flight operations within the defined P-75 airspace are restricted to the area beginning at 40°45′52″ N, 073°57′11″ W; then counterclockwise along a 1 nautical mile radius arc centered at 40°45′46″ N, 073°58′30″ W; to 40°44′48″ N, 073°58′09″ W; and back to the point of beginning, covering airspace up to 1,000 feet AGL.