A Temporary Flight Restriction Notice has gone out via a Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) closing off all air space around Washington DC from surface to 99,000 feet, until further notice.   This type of all-encompassing closure simply does not happen.  Something big is up.

As seen below, this closure is for “National Defense Airspace.”

I received this from a listener who is a private pilot in Virginia.  He told me:

“I’m a private pilot that checks weather, TFR’s and NOTAMS every day.  I live in Central Virginia, and fly often. This TFR that popped up for DC for today 9/27/24 is unprecedented.  Surface to 99,000MSL.  I have never seen this in all the years I’ve been flying. Usually, TFR is surface to 18,000 feet MSL.  Why the change? Are they expecting something?  Notes: FDC 4/9433-2024-09 03T20:52:00”