The FAA is implementing new restrictions on general aviation operations at 12 of the USA's busiest airports.

Those airports include: Chicago O'Hare International; Dallas Fort Worth International; Denver International; General Edward Lawrence Logan International; George Bush Intercontinental; Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International; John F. Kennedy International; Los Angeles International; Newark Liberty International; Phoenix Sky Harbor International; Ronald Reagan Washington National; and Seattle-Tacoma International.

These restrictions will be published as individual NOTAMs at each affected facility. Limited exceptions will be made for based aircraft, emergency, medical, law-enforcement, firefighting, military operations or unless authorised by the FAA. Business aircraft operators should also prepare for further delays and restrictions at any of the 40 airports impacted by the emergency order announced last week in response to the US government shutdown, or being affected by limited air traffic controller staffing.

NBAA will work with industry to share operational information as it becomes available through the FAA's NOTAM-search tool. Additional information is also available through the association's dedicated government shutdown web resource and other channels.

NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen states: “Last week, restrictions were announced on all aviation operations, including general aviation operations, at 40 US airports. Today, further restrictions were announced that will effectively prohibit business aviation operations at 12 of those airports, disproportionately impacting general aviation, an industry that creates more than a million jobs, generates $340 billion in economic impact and supports humanitarian flights every day.

“Safety is the cornerstone of business aviation, and NBAA is fully committed to ensuring the safety of the NAS. Among the ways we will do that is to ensure business aviation operators have an understanding of these restrictions and their implications.

“Above all, this moment underscores the need to reopen the government to serve all Americans. NBAA stands with the rest of the aviation community in calling upon Congress to end the shutdown immediately, and for the NOTAMs to be repealed when the government reopens.”

NBAA has joined with other stakeholders in the Modern Skies coalition in calling on Congress to end the shutdown without delay.