Special Use Airspace Schedule Data Gateway (SUA/GW)
Data Format Description

The information provided here is subject to change without notice.

Last modified on May 25, 2021

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) program office, AJM-336, provides access to schedules of Special Use Airspace to registered users of the SUA Schedule Data Gateway at the following Uniform Resource Locator (URL)s:

https://sua.faa.gov/datafeed/suagw/n24sua?user=<username>&pwd=<password>

https://sua.faa.gov/datafeed/suagw/n24sua_routes?user=<username>&pwd=<password>

The first URL provides all non-Military Training Route (MTR) reservations scheduled for activation in the next 24 hours. The second URL also includes MTR reservations. The schedule datasets are updated once per minute.

The returned datasets are structured as described below. It is expected that software, rather than individuals, will process each dataset.

Overall Dataset Structure

[total record count] request timestamp

# disclaimer

# response timestamp

schedule record

...

schedule record

# disclaimer

Line 1 of the dataset displays the total record count, followed by a timestamp indicating when the HTTPS data request was made.

The number of schedule records returned is the total record count minus 3, as the dataset also includes 2 disclaimer lines and a second timestamp. The timestamp on line 1 is formatted as follows: DDD MMM DOM HH:MI:SS YYYY UTC

Line 2 displays a disclaimer message.

Line 3 displays the dataset generation timestamp. The timestamp for line 3 is formatted as follows: #[DOM/MMM/YYYY:HH:MI:SS +0000]

Lines 4 through total record count are the airspace reservations scheduled for activation in the next 24 hours.

The final line displays a second disclaimer message.

SUA Schedule Formats

There are 10 parameters defined for SUA schedule records. There are two primary types of schedules: 1) non-MTR airspace schedules, and 2) MTR schedules. MTR schedules are only included in the n24sua_routes datafeed. The first seven parameters of all schedules are the same, with the low/high altitude values in a non-MTR schedule (parameters 8 and 9) being replaced by alphabetic entry/exit point labels in an MTR schedule. The separation rule is always parameter 10.

SUA Schedule Parameters

Param

Contents

Type

Comment / Explanation

Schedule ID

Number

Unique schedule identifier

Airspace ID

Number

Airspace identifier

Schedule Status

Character

1 character - See Schedule Status table below

Airspace Type

Character

1 character - See Airspace Types table below

Airspace Name

Character

<=30 characters

Start Time (UTC)

Character

15 characters (YYYY/MMDD HH:MI)

End Time (UTC)

Character

15 characters (YYYY/MMDD HH:MI)

Low Alt / Entry Point

Number / Character

Low Altitude is 100’s of feet and exactly 3 characters / Entry Point is 1-3 characters

High Alt / Exit Point

Number / Character

High Altitude is 100’s of feet and exactly 3 characters / Exit Point is 1-3 characters

Separation Rule

Character

1 character

blank	Unspecified Rule
A	Aircraft Rule
O	Other Rule

Airspace Types
W	Warning Area
R	Restricted Area
M	Military Operations Area
P	Prohibited Area
L	Alert Area
A	ATCAA
I	Instrument Route
V	Visual Route
S	Slow Route
B	Aerial Refueling Route / Anchor
O	Orbit / Other

Schedule Status
P	Pending Approval
W	Waiting to Start
H	"Hot" / Activated for Use

Known Issues

The Low Altitude value (in 100’s of feet) may be either Above Ground Level (AGL) or Mean Sea Level (MSL). The High Altitude value (in 100’s of feet) may be either inclusive or exclusive (up to but not including). Consult the latest FAA JO 7400.10 published airspace definitions to confirm accurate altitude limits.

Schedule Examples

Airspace Schedule:
5937728|3865|W|M|LIVE OAK MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0525 21:30|080|180|A
Parameters "080" and "180" are the low and high altitudes

Route Schedule:
5951228|14181|H|V|VR1023|2021/0524 13:00|2021/0524 20:00|A|N|A
Parameters "A" and "N" are the entry and exit points

All lines end with the 2-character sequence: <return><newline>

Field values are separated using the vertical bar character "|"

Comments lines begin with the number sign character "#"

Sample Dataset

[24] Mon May 24 13:24:25 2021 UTC

# This site is informational in nature and is designed to assist pilots and aircrews for flight planning and familiarization. It may be used in conjunction with other pre-flight information sources needed to satisfy all the requirements of 14 CFR 91.103 and is not to be considered as a sole source of information to meet all pre-flight action. Due to system processing delays, recently entered SUA schedules may not be displayed.

#[24/May/2021:13:24:00 +0000]

5937728|3865|W|M|LIVE OAK MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0525 21:30|080|180|A

5950031|5300|W|M|LUCIN A MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0526 06:00|001|090|A

5950032|5305|W|M|LUCIN B MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0526 06:00|001|075|A

5950033|5310|W|M|LUCIN C MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0526 06:00|001|065|A

5937725|3885|W|M|MOODY 2 NORTH MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0525 20:40|005|080|A

5723021|2106|W|M|OWENS MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0526 01:00|002|180|A

5723052|6170|W|M|PANAMINT MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0526 01:00|002|180|A

5950836|5075|W|M|PIKE WEST MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0525 22:30|060|180|A

5948740|3170|W|M|RANDOLPH 1B MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0525 23:45|070|180|A

5948737|3190|W|M|RANDOLPH 2B MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0525 23:45|140|180|A

5723092|6160|W|M|SALINE MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0526 01:00|002|180|A

5950034|5345|W|M|SEVIER A MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0526 06:00|001|145|A

5950035|5350|W|M|SEVIER B MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0526 06:00|001|095|A

5950036|5355|W|M|SEVIER C MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0526 06:00|145|180|A

5950037|5360|W|M|SEVIER D MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0526 06:00|095|180|A

5950840|9135|W|M|STEELHEAD MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0525 22:30|060|180|A

5950038|31285|W|M|WHITE ELK MOA|2021/0525 13:00|2021/0526 06:00|140|180|A

5951225|14178|H|V|VR1020|2021/0524 13:00|2021/0524 20:00|A|E|A

5951226|14179|H|V|VR1021|2021/0524 13:00|2021/0524 21:00|A|R|A

5951227|14180|H|V|VR1022|2021/0524 13:00|2021/0524 19:00|A|G|A

5951228|14181|H|V|VR1023|2021/0524 13:00|2021/0524 20:00|A|N|A