The Federal Aviation Administration has declared a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) for Anchorage on Friday, coinciding with the expected arrival of President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In an alert issued this week, the FAA advised that pilots should anticipate multiple Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs) on the day of the visit. The agency cautioned aviators not to transmit transponder codes — or “squawk” — within the restricted airspace during the TFR’s active period.
While exact details of the restriction have not been released publicly, such airspace closures are standard protocol for presidential travel and high-security events. The TFR is expected to cover key approach and departure corridors for Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and surrounding airspace, including Merrill Field and Lake Hood.
Security preparations have been intensifying in Anchorage this week, with law enforcement, federal agencies, and aviation authorities coordinating ahead of the high-profile meeting between the two world leaders.
The notification from the FAA advised that in the past in Anchorage, there have been multiple violations of TFRs. Pilots planning to fly in the region should check the latest notifications with FAA.
Pilots are urged to check for updated NOTAMs before operating in or near Anchorage airspace on Friday.
F-35s will be flying overhead of Anchorage at 150 feet altitude to tackle those errant and threatening Supercubs pilots who didn’t get the word.
We need a couple of our “dang gone g’ment” – no FAA – libertarian pilots to take off anyway.
Remember: We don’t care how they do it outside!
After all this is “free” Alaska, is it not?
And on Saturday we’ll hear about the Bush Pilot that flew in anyway… ***
Notice to Air Missions went the way of the dinosaurs back in February. Booty Juices only legacy has been replaced with the traditional Notice to Airmen. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Notice to airmen is correct. The WOKE officials under the Biden Cabal changed that long time historical definition to notice to air missions. Thank God that the Trump administration is pushing back the WOKE’s agenda. Mt. McKinley was changed to Denali under the same Cabal, the Obama-Biden Cabal, and President Trump pushed back on the Woke’s crap with that as well and restored the mountain’s name to McKinley. So, NOTAM is indeed defined as Notice to Airmen.
This is nice but what exactly is the timing of it? Will it affect commercial outbound flights?