Sectional chart reference

National Security Area (NSA)

Charted note / dashed boundary.

National Security Area (NSA) as printed on a VFR sectional chart: Charted note / dashed boundary. The illustration shows a heavy dashed boundary line.NSA
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

Pilots requested to voluntarily avoid; may be temporarily prohibited by NOTAM.

FloorPublished
CeilingPublished
Part 107 at 400 ft No authorization required: voluntary avoidance requested
Source: depiction per the FAA Aeronautical Chart Users’ Guide, effective 9 July 2026 (PDF).

What that verdict means here

Pilots are asked, not ordered, to avoid this area. There is nothing to apply for; the request is the whole of it.

⚠️ § 107.41, the ATC-authorization rule quoted on the Class B, C, D and E-surface pages, is not the rule that governs this symbol, which is why it is not quoted here.

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