{"id":31826,"date":"2026-10-08T11:11:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=31826"},"modified":"2026-10-08T11:11:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:11:27","slug":"beijings-new-600km-restricted-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/beijings-new-600km-restricted-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing\u2019s New 600km Restricted Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China has introduced a huge 600km-wide Special Restricted Area around Beijing from Sep 20, following a light aircraft crash into the CITIC Tower in June. It\u2019s called <strong>ZB(SR)801<\/strong>, and the only flights allowed in are commercial, business and certain government\/emergency flights.<\/p>\n<p>There was already a small <strong>Beijing Prohibited Area (ZB(P)801)<\/strong> around the city &#8211; that&#8217;s still there. The new area basically wraps around it, extending 300km from the centre of Beijing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The new rules are fairly simple:<\/strong> stick to your flight plan, stay in continuous contact with ATC and report your security status before entering &#8211; aircraft ID, SSR code, position and whether everything is normal.<\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s what all of that looks like! \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31828\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/dashboard\/briefings\/beijing-restricted-airspace-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31828\" class=\"wp-image-31828\" src=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Beijing-Restricted-Airspace-08OCT26-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Beijing-Restricted-Airspace-08OCT26-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Beijing-Restricted-Airspace-08OCT26-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Beijing-Restricted-Airspace-08OCT26-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Beijing-Restricted-Airspace-08OCT26-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Beijing-Restricted-Airspace-08OCT26-2048x1448.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">OPSGROUP members click here for hi-res PDF.<\/p><\/div>\n<h6><strong>The rules<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>So for flights allowed into this big new ZB(SR)801 area, a few rules:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Keep your SSR transponder or equivalent surveillance equipment switched on<\/strong> throughout the flight.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maintain continuous two-way communication with ATC<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Report your security status before entering the area\u00a0<\/strong>(aircraft ident, SSR code, current position and confirmation that the &#8220;security situation is normal&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stick to your approved flight plan.<\/strong> Any deviation has to be reported to ATC and approved before you make it.<\/li>\n<li>If operating at or below 3,000m, <strong>keep IAS at or below 450 km\/h.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of this comes from ZBPE Notam A4484\/26, so check that if in doubt.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Where to make the report?<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>The tedious bit that needs a bit of checking for your particular route. ZBPE Notam A4646\/26 is the one to check &#8211; it lists the reporting point to use when entering the restricted area on each airway. But here&#8217;s a copy, in case they incorporate the Notam into the AIP and no one can ever find it again:<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Airway<\/th>\n<th>Report at waypoint<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>B334<\/td>\n<td><strong>TGO<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W31<\/td>\n<td><strong>CHG<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>G212 via TGO<\/td>\n<td><strong>TGO<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>G212 via BESGI<\/td>\n<td><strong>BESGI<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A575 via CHG<\/td>\n<td><strong>CHG<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A575 via VANVO<\/td>\n<td><strong>VANVO<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>G332<\/td>\n<td><strong>CHG<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W35<\/td>\n<td><strong>CHG<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W201<\/td>\n<td><strong>ORAVA<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W576 joining W55<\/td>\n<td><strong>ORAVA<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W200<\/td>\n<td><strong>DOVIV<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W4<\/td>\n<td><strong>DYN<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W569<\/td>\n<td><strong>YQG<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W56<\/td>\n<td><strong>ORODO<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W62<\/td>\n<td><strong>ORODO<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W277<\/td>\n<td><strong>OMBIM<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W69<\/td>\n<td><strong>BAXOD<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W64<\/td>\n<td><strong>NUTLO<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W65<\/td>\n<td><strong>TMR<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B458<\/td>\n<td><strong>TMR<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W86<\/td>\n<td><strong>TMR<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B339<\/td>\n<td><strong>ERVEB<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W33<\/td>\n<td><strong>NUVPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W52<\/td>\n<td><strong>NUVPU<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W157<\/td>\n<td><strong>DALIM<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W160<\/td>\n<td><strong>YQG<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>There\u2019s also a separate procedure for aircraft departing <strong>ZSJN\/Jinan, ZBYN\/Taiyuan or ZBHH\/Hohhot<\/strong> and entering the area: report your security status to the airport tower before departure.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>And the existing little prohibited area around Beijing?<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>That&#8217;s still there. It&#8217;s called ZB(P)801 (the little yellow square on our map). It&#8217;s GND-UNL, H24, and all flights are banned from entering.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Just one more thing: crews are being tested??<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31831\" src=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Columbo_-Just-One-More-Thing-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Columbo_-Just-One-More-Thing-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Columbo_-Just-One-More-Thing-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Columbo_-Just-One-More-Thing-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Columbo_-Just-One-More-Thing-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Columbo_-Just-One-More-Thing-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Columbo_-Just-One-More-Thing-670x335.jpg 670w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Columbo_-Just-One-More-Thing.jpg 1774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve also been sent something rather unusual from a couple of members operating into ZBAA\/Beijing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s a &#8220;Special Inspection Checklist &#8211; Knowledge check on CAAC NOTAM C0903\/26 \u2013 Special Restricted Area ZB(SR)801.&#8221;<\/strong> It&#8217;s basically a three-question multiple-choice test covering the new area, followed by an inspector&#8217;s answer key.<\/p>\n<p>The questions cover whether commercial flights need additional approval <em>(answer: no, you just need to follow the rules as per the above)<\/em>, whether ZB(SR)801 replaces the existing Beijing Prohibited Area <em>(answer: no, the existing area is the tiny yellow square over Beijing itself, this new area is the massive 600km one)<\/em>, and what needs to be included in the security status report <em>(answer: as per the rules above!)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The doc we&#8217;ve seen is dated Oct 1, 2026.\u00a0We&#8217;ve asked around and haven&#8217;t found confirmation that this is happening routinely, so for now we&#8217;d treat it as something to be aware of rather than a standard requirement for every flight.<strong> But let us know if you know different!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31826?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pdf-print-buttons\/pdf_button.png?2060371495\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China has introduced a huge 600km-wide Special Restricted Area around Beijing from Sep 20, following&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":31832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[120,109,819],"class_list":{"0":"post-31826","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-briefings","8":"tag-beijing","9":"tag-china","10":"tag-zbaa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31826"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31835,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31826\/revisions\/31835"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}