Published Wednesday, October 31, 2001 8:28:41 AM
Notices To Airmen
NOTAM's Concerning Downtown Chicago Flight Restrictions and TFR's Over Nuclear Facilities 

The following notams are of utmost importance to each and every operation. The notams were in effect at the time stated above due to national security concerns. Pilots must familiarize themselves with all notam(s) before flight. Due to rapidly changing conditions, you should obtain notam information from flight service and/or DUATS just prior to flight. There are many temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) throughout the country. In addition, you will see there is a "blanket" TFR notam. The "blanket" TFR notam does not supersede any other TFR notams. The stand-alone TFRs are of their own establishment. The notams posted below may appear to have conflicting information in them, and they must be studied carefully to fully understand the intended authorized operations.


Downtown  Chicago TFR
FDC 1/1786 ZAU IL.. FLIGHT RESTRICTION OVER DOWNTOWN CHICAGO, IL.

chicagotfr1.jpg (422407 bytes)FOR REASONS OF NATIONAL SECURITY, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PURSUANT TO TITLE 14 CFR SECTIONS 91.139, EMERGENCY AIR TRAFFIC RULES, AND 99.7, SPECIAL SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS. EXCEPT FOR MEDEVAC, LAW ENFORCEMENT, RESCUE/RECOVERY, EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS, AUTHORIZED BY ATC, ALL VFR FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARE PROHIBITED WITHIN THE AREA DEFINED BY:


NUCLEAR SITE TFR's Within The U.S.
nukemap1.jpg (214121 bytes)!FDC 1/1763 FDC PART 1 OF 6 TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS OVER NUCLEAR SITES. FOR REASONS OF NATIONAL SECURITY. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UNTIL NOVEMBER 07, 2001 0500 UTC. PURSUANT TO TITLE 14 CFR SECTIONS 91.139, EMERGENCY AIR TRAFFIC RULES AND 99.7 SPECIAL SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS. ALL GENERAL AVIATION FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARE PROHIBITED WITHIN A 10 NAUTICAL MILES RADIUS OF AND BELOW 18000 FEET MSL OVER THE BELOW LISTED NUCLEAR SITES EXCEPT FOR MEDEVAC, LAW ENFORCEMENT, RESCUE/RECOVERY, EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS WHEN AUTHORIZED BY ATC:

[View VFR and low-altitude enroute graphics of the affected areas, courtesy of Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc.]

- ALABAMA - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT -10 MILES NW OF DECATUR, AL. JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 18 MILES SE OF DOTHAN, AL.

- ARIZONA - PALO VERDE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 36 MILES W OF PHOENIX,AZ.

- CALIFORNIA - DIABLO CANYON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 12 MILES WNW OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA. SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT- 4 MILES SE OF SAN CLEMENTE, CA. LIVERMORE SITE 300- 9 MILES E OF LIVERMORE, CA. LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABS - 2 MILES E OF LIVERMORE, CA. SANDIA NATIONAL LABS - LIVERMORE, CA.

- COLORADO - ROCKY FLATS PLANT - 5 MILES SE OF BOULDER, CO. FORT ST. VRAIN - 12 MILES NE OF LONGMONT, CO. END PART 1 OF 6 !FDC 1/1763 FDC PART 2 OF 6 TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS OVER NUCLEAR SITES.

- CONNECTICUT - MILLSTONE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 3 MILES WSW OF NEW LONDON, CT.

- DELAWARE - HOPE CREEK - 18 MILES SE OF WILMINGTON, DE. SALEM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 18 MILES S OF WILMINGTON, DE.

- FLORIDA - CRYSTAL RIVER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 7 MILES NW OF CRYSTAL RIVER, FL. ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 12 MILES SE OF FORT PIERCE, FL. TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 25 MILES S OF MIAMI, FL.

- GEORGIA - EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 11 MILES N OF BAXLEY, GA. VOGTLE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 26 MILES SE OF AUGUSTA, GA.

- IDAHO - IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAB AND ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB WEST - IDAHO FALLS, ID.

- ILLINOIS - QUAD CITIES EXELON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 20 MILES NE OF MOLINE, IL. BYRON EXELON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 17 MILES SW OF ROCKFORD, IL. DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 9 MILES E OF MORRIS, IL. BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 24 MILES SW OF JOLIET, IL. LASALLE EXELON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 11 MILES SE OF OTTAWA, IL. CLINTON EXELON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 6 MILES E OF CLINTON, IL. HONEYWELL FACILITY - METROPOLIS, IL. END PART 2 OF 6

!FDC 1/1763 FDC PART 3 OF 6 TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS OVER NUCLEAR SITES.

- IOWA - DUANE ARNOLD NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 8 MILES NW OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IA. - KANSAS - WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 4 MILES NE OF BURLINGTON, KS.

- KENTUCKY - PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT - PADUCAH, KY.

- LOUISIANA - RIVER BEND STATION NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 24 MILES NW OF BATON ROUGE, LA. WATERFORD NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 20 MILES W OF NEW ORLEANS, LA. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IN LOUISIANA - BAYOU CHOCTOW, LA AND WEST HACKBERRY, LA.

- MARYLAND - CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 40 MILES S OF ANNAPOLIS, MD.

- MASSACHUSETTS - PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 4 MILES SE OF PLYMOUTH, MA. - MICHIGAN - D.C. COOK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 11 MILES S OF BENTON HARBOR, MI. PALISADES NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 5 MILES S OF SOUTH HAVEN, MI.

- MINNESOTA - MONTICELLO NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 30 MILES NW OF MINNEAPOLIS, MN. PRAIRIE ISLAND STATION NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 28 MILES SE OF MINNEAPOLIS, MN. END PART 3 OF 6 !FDC 1/1763 FDC PART 4 OF 6 TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS OVER NUCLEAR SITES.

- MISSISSIPPI - GRAND GULF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 25 MILES S OF VICKSBURG, MS.

- MISSOURI - CALLAWAY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 10 MILES SE OF FULTON, MO KANSAS CITY PLANT - KANSAS CITY, MO.

- NEBRASKA - FORT CALHOUN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 19 MILES N OF OMAHA, NE. COOPER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 23 MILES S OF NEBRASKA CITY, NE.

- NEVADA - NEVADA TEST SITE - 60 MILES NW OF LAS VEGAS, NV. TONOPAH TEST RANGE, TONOPAH,NV.

- NEW HAMPSHIRE - SEABROOK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 13 MILES S OF PORTSMOUTH, NH.

- NEW JERSEY - OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 9 MILES S OF TOM'S RIVER, NJ.

- NEW MEXICO - LOS ALAMOS LABS - 1 MILE S OF LOS ALAMOS, NM. SANDIA NATIONAL LABS - SANDIA, NM.

- NEW YORK - INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 24 MILES N OF NEW YORK CITY, NY. GINNA ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 20 MILES NE OF ROCHESTER, NY. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 8 MILES NE OF OSWEGO, NY. NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 6 MILES NE OF OSWEGO, NY. END PART 4 OF 6

!FDC 1/1763 FDC PART 5 OF 6 TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS OVER NUCLEAR SITES.

- NORTH CAROLINA - BRUNSWICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 2 MILES N OF SOUTHPORT, NC. CATAWBA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 6 MILES NNW OF ROCKHILL, NC. SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 20 MILES SSW OF RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC. MCGUIRE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 17 MILES N OF CHARLOTTE, NC.

- OHIO - DAVIS BESSIE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 21 MILES E OF TOLEDO, OH. PERRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 7 MILES NE OF PAINESVILLE, OH. PORTSMOUTH GAS DIFFUSION PLANT - PIKETON, OH. FERMI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 25 MILES NE OF TOLEDO, OH.

- PENNSYLVANIA - THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 10 MILES SE HARRISBURG, PA. LIMERICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 21 MILES NW OF PHILADELPHIA, PA. SUSQUEHANNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 7 MILES NE OF BERWICK, PA. BEAVER VALLEY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 17 MILES W OF MCCANDLESS, PA. PEACH BOTTOM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 18 MILES S OF LANCASTER, PA.

- SOUTH CAROLINA - H.B. ROBINSON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 26 MILES NW OF FLORENCE, SC. SUMMER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 26 MILES NW OF COLUMBIA, SC. OCONEE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 3O MILES SW OF GREENVILLE, SC. SAVANNAH RIVER SITE - 11 MILES S OF AIKEN, SC. END PART 5 OF 6

!FDC 1/1763 FDC PART 6 OF 6 TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS OVER NUCLEAR SITES.

- TENNESSEE - WATTS BAR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 10 MILES S OF SPRING CITY, TN. SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 10 MILES NE OF CHATTANOOGA, TN. OAKRIDGE PLANT - 1 MILE S OF OAKRIDGE, TN. OAKRIDGE Y-12 - OAKRIDGE, TN.

- TEXAS - COMANCHE PEAK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 4 MILES N OF GLEN ROSE, TX. SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 12 MILES SSW OF BAY CITY, TX. PANTEX PLANT - 13 MILES NE OF AMARILLO, TX. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE - BIG HILL, TX. AND BRYAN MOUND, TX.

- VERMONT - VERMONT-YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 5 MILES S OF BATTLEBORO, VT.

- VIRGINIA - SURRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 17 MILES NW OF NEWPORT NEWS, VA. NORTH ANNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 40 MILES NW OF RICHMOND, VA. LYNCHBURG NAVAL REACTOR FUEL STORAGE - LYNCHBURG, VA.

- WASHINGTON - COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION - 12 MILES NW OF RICHLAND, WA. HANFORD SITE - 13 MILES NW OF RICHLAND, WA.

- WISCONSIN - KEWAUNEE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 27 MILES E OF GREEN BAY, WI. POINT BEACH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - 13 MILES NNW OF MANILOWOC, WI. END PART 6 OF 6