Sectional chart reference

Class G (uncontrolled)

No special boundary; airspace below the controlled floors.

Class G (uncontrolled) as printed on a VFR sectional chart: No special boundary; airspace below the controlled floors. The illustration shows a side-on cross-section: ground at the bottom, the controlled-airspace floor above it, and the uncontrolled layer between the two. Controlled airspace above Class G: no boundary drawn Ground
Drawn to the depiction described in the FAA Aeronautical Chart Users’ Guide, effective 9 July 2026. Illustrative, not to scale, and not for navigation.

What you are looking at

Uncontrolled. No ATC authorization required (all other Part 107 rules still apply).

FloorSurface
CeilingBase of overlying controlled airspace
Part 107 at 400 ft No ATC authorization required
Source: depiction per the FAA Aeronautical Chart Users’ Guide, effective 9 July 2026 (PDF).

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