10 CFR § 862.6 - Voluntary minimum altitude.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s862.6"
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title: "10 CFR § 862.6 - Voluntary minimum altitude."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "862.6"
section_name: "Voluntary minimum altitude."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
part_number: "862"
part_name: "RESTRICTIONS ON AIRCRAFT LANDING AND AIR DELIVERY AT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NUCLEAR SITES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 2201(b), 2201(i) and 2278(a)."
regulatory_source: "52 FR 29838, Aug. 12, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "862"
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# 862.6 Voluntary minimum altitude.

In addition to complying with all applicable FAA prohibitions or restrictions, aircraft are requested to maintain a minimum altitude of 2,000 feet above the terrain of a designated site. Applicable FAA prohibitions or restrictions take precedence over this voluntary minimum altitude.