FAA Eases Airspace Restrictions for Florida Rocket Launches
. The FAA, therefore, introduced new, smaller zones for restricted airspace during rocket launches so as not to impact central Florida airports.“Previously for a typical launch, up to 36 flights were rerouted to congested overland routes, slowing up to 4,300 passengers and resulting in upwards of 300 minutes of delay and 1,500 extra miles flown,” according to the FAA. “These flights can now remain on their most optimal and efficient routes more frequently.
”A claims that no flights will be re-routed, and that theseThe FAA determined that more than 80 percent of launch trajectories from Florida are to the east and south, therefore the amount of closed airspace to the north of the space coast can now remain open during most launches. “Within this northern section is the busy overwater route from the northeast to central Florida airports in Orlando, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, among others,” the FAA wrote.
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