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发帖数: 29846 | 1 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration created a no-fly zone
over the site of two explosions at the annual Boston marathon on Monday,
and briefly ordered flights bound for Boston's Logan International Airport
held on the ground at airports around the country.
About an hour after the explosions the FAA issued a notice to pilots that a
no-fly zone with a 3.5-mile radius has been created over 811 Boylston Street
. The zone was later reduced in a subsequent notice to a 2.3-mile radius.
The zone is limited to flights under 3,000 feet in altitude, which is lower
than most airliners would fly except when taking off or landing.
The no-fly zone was effective immediately, and will remain in effect until
further notice, the agency said. Pilots planning flights are urged to call
their local flight service station.
In order to prevent planes from violating the no-fly zone, the FAA briefly
held planes bound for Logan around the country on the ground while air
traffic procedures at the airport were reconfigured to bring planes in from
the northeast and send them out to the southeast over Boston harbor.
Security for outbound international flights has been stepped up in the wake
of the bombings, federal law enforcement officials said. Numerous runners
were expected to leave Boston after race, and the additional security has
been added as a precaution, they said. The officials requested anonymity
because they weren't authorized to speak publicly.
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Associated Press writer Alicia Caldwell contributed to this report. |
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