Actual Military Airspace Status

On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:11:45 -0400, Cubdriver usenet AT danford DOT
net wrote in :

Is there a difference between SUA and MOA?

Although I wasn't able to find 'Special Use Airspace' defined in FAR
Part I, here's the entry for 'Military Operations Area':


http://www1.airweb.faa.gov/Regulator...4?OpenDocument
Military operations area. A military operations area (MOA) is
airspace established outside Class A airspace to separate or
segregate certain nonhazardous military activities from IFR
Traffic and to identify for VFR traffic where these activities are
conducted.


It seems there are six categories of Special Use Airspace:


http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraff...pubs/PCG/S.HTM
Pilot/Controller Glossary, an addendum to:
Aeronautical Information Manual
Order 7110.10, Flight Services
Order 7110.65, Air Traffic Control

SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE- Airspace of defined dimensions identified by
an area on the surface of the earth wherein activities must be
confined because of their nature and/or wherein limitations may be
imposed upon aircraft operations that are not a part of those
activities. Types of special use airspace a

a. Alert Area- Airspace which may contain a high volume of pilot
training activities or an unusual type of aerial activity, neither
of which is hazardous to aircraft. Alert Areas are depicted on
aeronautical charts for the information of nonparticipating
pilots. All activities within an Alert Area are conducted in
accordance with Federal Aviation Regulations, and pilots of
participating aircraft as well as pilots transiting the area are
equally responsible for collision avoidance.

b. Controlled Firing Area- Airspace wherein activities are
conducted under conditions so controlled as to eliminate hazards
to nonparticipating aircraft and to ensure the safety of persons
and property on the ground.

c. Military Operations Area (MOA)- A MOA is airspace established
outside of Class A airspace area to separate or segregate certain
nonhazardous military activities from IFR traffic and to identify
for VFR traffic where these activities are conducted.

(Refer to AIM.)

d. Prohibited Area- Airspace designated under 14 CFR Part 73
within which no person may operate an aircraft without the
permission of the using agency.

(Refer to AIM.)

(Refer to En Route Charts.)

e. Restricted Area- Airspace designated under 14 CFR Part 73,
within which the flight of aircraft, while not wholly prohibited,
is subject to restriction. Most restricted areas are designated
joint use and IFR/VFR operations in the area may be authorized by
the controlling ATC facility when it is not being utilized by the
using agency. Restricted areas are depicted on en route charts.
Where joint use is authorized, the name of the ATC controlling
facility is also shown.

(Refer to 14 CFR Part 73.)

(Refer to AIM.)

f. Warning Area- A warning area is airspace of defined dimensions
extending from 3 nautical miles outward from the coast of the
United States, that contains activity that may be hazardous to
nonparticipating aircraft. The purpose of such warning area is to
warn nonparticipating pilots of the potential danger. A warning
area may be located over domestic or international waters or both.

Under which type of airspace do Military Training Routs fall, Alert
Area?