"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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Have you ever found the FAA's definition of a "congested area?" I've
never seen it.

Nope. It's a common misconception that it coincides with the yellow area on
VFR charts, but in truth there's no documentation to that effect either.
(The yellow area is simply there to provide some indication as to how the
area looks at night...and the official description is simply "Populated
Places Outlined").

However, as always, past interpretations offer guidance as to what the
"definition" might be, and one can be assured that any built-up urban area
such as the one the original poster describes would be considered
"congested".

Pete