When there is not an active TFR, aircraft would be required to have an active IFR or VFR flight plan with an approved instrument approach procedure, an air traffic control (ATC) assigned departure procedure, or radar vector for departure. Aircraft also would be required to remain in two-way radio communication with ATC, receive an ATC authorization to enter the airspace, and transmit a discrete transponder code assigned by ATC.

The rules would permit certain operations to transit the area if they remain in two-way radio communication with ATC, have received an ATC authorization to enter the airspace, and transmit a discrete transponder code assigned by ATC. These operations include military aircraft supporting the Secret Service or the Office of the President, active law enforcement flights, firefighting, air ambulance, or others authorized by ATC for safety of flight or safety of persons and property on the ground. 

This proposal follows restrictions that began in September 2025 through TFRs at the Secret Service's request. The Secret Service followed with a request for a permanent flight restriction around the nearby Mar-a-Lago Club from the surface up to 1,000 feet agl “to ensure the safety and security” of President Trump, saying the request stems from “adverse threat intelligence.”

Last October, the FAA issued a special security instruction flight restriction in the vicinity of Palm Beach, Florida. Under the flight restriction, only aircraft authorized by ATC are permitted to operate in the airspace and must follow a series of procedures. That was considered an interim solution that would be supplanted by an SATR area.