LAPD helicopters barred from flying around LAX airspace 'until further notice'

"Air units will be restricted from responding to requests for service in the affected areas, effective immediately and until further notice. The Federal Aviation Administration had imposed restrictions on Air Support operations and all general aviation in neighborhoods in Los Angeles International Airport airspace covering three entire police divisions - Newton, 77th Street, Southeast, historically among the city's busiest - and a portion of a fourth, Pacific."

"While we conduct this evaluation, air traffic controllers will more often prohibit VFR operators from entering LAX airspace based on the volume and complexity of traffic they're working, along with daily airspace occurrences including weather and any nearby construction. The restrictions are part of a nationwide safety review of airports with mixed helicopter and airplane traffic."

The Federal Aviation Administration has imposed restrictions on Los Angeles Police Department helicopter operations in neighborhoods surrounding Los Angeles International Airport, affecting three entire police divisions—Newton, 77th Street, and Southeast—plus a portion of Pacific division. The restrictions prohibit air units from responding to service requests in these areas effective immediately and until further notice. The FAA is conducting a nationwide safety review of airports with mixed helicopter and airplane traffic, restricting visual flight rule operations. Air traffic controllers will more frequently prohibit VFR operators from entering LAX airspace based on traffic volume, complexity, and daily occurrences including weather and construction.

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