Bagdad and Gladden MOAs

Click on the figures below to view the existing airspace structure and the proposed changes by alternative. The table below the figures provides a summary of the existing attributes of the MOAs (Alternative 1 – No Action) and the proposed changes to the MOAs by alternative for comparison.

The proposed changes to these MOAs under Alternatives 2, 3, and 4 would include lowering the floor of both MOAs to 500 feet AGL. Chaff and flares are currently used in both MOAs and would continue, but the minimum release altitude for flares would be reduced slightly to 2,000 feet AGL to align with the new lower floor.

Alternative 1: No Action, Existing Airspace

Alternatives 2, 3 and 4

MOA	Attributes and Operations	Alternative 1 - No Action, Existing Airspace	Alternatives 2 , 3 and 4
Bagdad	Times of Use	0600-1900 M-F; other times by NOTAM	0600-2400 M-F, other times by NOTAM
	Horizontal Dimensions	1,410 sqmi	No change
	Vertical Dimensions	7,000 feet MSL or 5,000 feet AGL (whichever is higher) to FL180	500 feet AGL to FL180
	Chaff/Flare Authorization (minimum release altitude)	Yes/Yes (5,000 feet AGL)	2,000 feet AGL minimum release
	Supersonic Authorization	10,000 feet MSL	No change
Gladden	Times of Use	0600-1900 M-F; other times by NOTAM	0600-2400 M-F, other times by NOTAM
	Horizontal Dimensions	2,476 sqmi	No change
	Vertical Dimensions	7,000 feet MSL or 5,000 feet AGL (whichever is higher) to FL180	500 feet AGL to FL180
	Chaff/Flare Authorization (minimum release altitude)	Yes/Yes (5,000 feet AGL)	2,000 feet AGL minimum release
	Supersonic Authorization	10,000 feet MSL	No change

Legend: AGL = above ground level; FL = Flight Level; MSL = mean sea level; NOTAM = notice to airmen; M – F = Monday through Friday; sqmi = square miles

Notes:

¹Altitude references for aircraft operations are presented in several units of measure: AGL, MSL, and FL:

AGL references are usually used at lower altitudes (almost always below 10,000 feet), when clearance from terrain is more of a concern for aircraft operation.
MSL altitudes are used most across aviation when operating at or below 18,000 feet when clearance from terrain is less of a concern for aircraft operation.
FL is used to describe the cruising altitudes for aircraft traveling long distances above 18,000 feet. Flight Levels are given in hundreds of feet, e.g. FL180 is 18,000 feet.