5–6–11 FAA Flight Routing Authorizations

a. Information about FAA routing authorizations for U.S. State Department-designated special interest country flight operations to or from, within, or transiting U.S. territorial airspace is available by country at:

1. FAA website http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/us_restrictions/; or

2. Phone by contacting the FAA System Operations Support Center (SOSC) at (202) 267-8115.

b. Special Interest Countries. The U.S. State Department-designated special interest countries are Cuba, Iran, The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), The People’s Republic of China, The Russian Federation, Sudan, and Syria.

Note: FAA flight routing authorizations are not required for aircraft registered in Hong Kong, Taiwan, or Macau.

c. Aircraft operating with the ICAO 3LD assigned to a company or entity from a country listed as a State Department-designated special interest country and holding valid FAA part 129 operations specifications do not require FAA flight routing authorization.

d. FAA routing authorizations will only be granted for IFR operations. VFR and DVFR flight operations are prohibited for any aircraft requiring an FAA routing authorization.