Class B

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Class B is a type of controlled airspace surrounding the busiest airports, designed to manage high volumes of air traffic with strict clearance and communication requirements.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Class B canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airspace classification ⓘ
controlled airspace ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States ⓘ
contains primary airport traffic area ⓘ
definedIn 14 CFR Part 71 ⓘ
describedIn FAA Aeronautical Information Manual ⓘ
designedFor busiest airports ⓘ
high volumes of air traffic ⓘ
governingBody Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ
hasAbbreviation Class B ⓘ
hasCallSignPrefix Class B associated primary airport identifier ⓘ
hasEntryRequirement ATC-assigned discrete transponder code ⓘ
operable Mode C transponder ⓘ
operable two-way radio ⓘ
hasLowerLimit surface or specified altitude ⓘ
hasPurpose enhance safety around major airports ⓘ
manage high-density air traffic ⓘ
hasRegulatoryStatus positive control airspace for IFR and controlled for VFR ⓘ
hasShape upside-down wedding cake ⓘ
hasSpeedLimit 200 knots indicated airspeed in underlying airspace or VFR corridors ⓘ
250 knots indicated airspeed below 10,000 feet MSL ⓘ
hasStructure multiple layers ⓘ
hasTrafficSeparationProvidedBy air traffic control ⓘ
hasTypicalExamples airspace around Chicago O'Hare International Airport ⓘ
airspace around Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport ⓘ
airspace around Los Angeles International Airport ⓘ
hasUpperLimit typically 10,000 feet MSL ⓘ
hasWeatherMinimums 3 statute miles visibility ⓘ
clear of clouds ⓘ
isAbove Class C or Class D airspace in some configurations ⓘ
isDepictedOn VFR sectional charts ⓘ
linked to: Aeronautical Charts

terminal area charts ⓘ
isEstablishedBy FAA rulemaking ⓘ
isLabeledAs Class B on aeronautical charts ⓘ
isPartOf National Airspace System ⓘ
isUsedBy air carriers ⓘ
general aviation aircraft with clearance ⓘ
large transport aircraft ⓘ
providesSeparationFor VFR aircraft from IFR aircraft ⓘ
all IFR aircraft ⓘ
requires ATC clearance ⓘ
Mode C transponder ⓘ
continuous communication with ATC ⓘ
two-way radio communication ⓘ
requiresForEntry explicit ATC clearance ⓘ
requiresForStudentPilotEntry specific instructor endorsement ⓘ
requiresForVFREntry at least private pilot certificate or endorsement ⓘ
surrounds primary Class B airport ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Class B airspace → hasAbbreviation → Class B ⓘ
subject linked to: Class B