Int’l law. The pillar of air above a nation’s territory — including internal waters and the territorial sea — over which it has complete and exclusive sovereignty and through which foreign aircraft have no right of innocent passage. • There is no agreement on the boundary between national airspace and outer space.
airspace. The space that extends upward from the surface of land, esp. so far as is necessary for the owner or possessor to have reasonable use and enjoyment of the incidents of its ownership or possession. Cf. OUTER SPACE. national airspace. Int’l law. The pillar of air above a nation’s territory — including internal waters
Airman’s Information Manual. A publication of the Federal Aviation Administration, providing the funda-mental requirements of any pilot who flies in national airspace.
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outer space. 1. The known and unknown areas of the universe beyond airspace. • The boundary between airspace and outer space is not fixed or precise. Cf. AIRSPACE. 2. Int’l law. The space surrounding the planet that by United Nations treaty is not subject to claim of appropriation by any national sovereignty. • The treaty
Federal Aviation Administration. The federal agency charged with regulating air commerce, promoting civil aviation and a national system of airports, achieving efficient use of navigable airspace, developing and operating a common system of air-traffic control and air navigation, and developing and implementing programs and regulations relating to environmental effects of civil aviation. • The Federal
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