LAXITIVA

"The FAA regularly issues temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) to prevent people from flying into designated airspace. TFRs are 

 during natural disasters, or to protect major sporting events and government officials like the president, and in most cases last mere hours.

—until October 29, 2027—and covers the 

. It prevents any person from flying any unmanned aircraft (i.e., a drone) within 3000 feet, measured horizontally, of any of the “facilities and mobile assets,” including “ground vehicle convoys and their associated escorts,” of the Departments of Defense, Energy, Justice, and Homeland Security. Violators can be subject to criminal and civil penalties, and risk having their drones seized or destroyed."

Politics_And_Law

"The FAA regularly issues temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) to prevent people from flying into designated airspace. TFRs are [usually](https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/temporary_flight_restrictions) [issued](https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations/airspace/alerts/notams-and-tfrs/temporary-flight-restrictions/) during natural disasters, or to protect major sporting events and government officials like the president, and in most cases last mere hours.

Not so with the restriction numbered [FDC 6/4375, which started on January 16, 2026.](https://tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=detail_6_4375) This TFR lasts for [21 months](https://tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=list)—until October 29, 2027—and covers the *entire nation*. It prevents any person from flying any unmanned aircraft (i.e., a drone) within 3000 feet, measured horizontally, of any of the “facilities and mobile assets,” including “ground vehicle convoys and their associated escorts,” of the Departments of Defense, Energy, Justice, and Homeland Security. Violators can be subject to criminal and civil penalties, and risk having their drones seized or destroyed."