# 33 CFR § 162.20: Flushing Bay near La Guardia Airport, Flushing, N.Y.; restricted area

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-162.20

## Section

- **Citation:** 33 CFR § 162.20
- **Heading:** Flushing Bay near La Guardia Airport, Flushing, N.Y.; restricted area
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER P—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY > PART 162—INLAND WATERWAYS NAVIGATION REGULATIONS

## Text

(a) The area. An area in the main channel in Flushing Bay extending for a distance of 300 feet on either side of the extended center line of Runway No. 13-31 at La Guardia Airport.
(b) The regulations. (1) All vessels traversing the area shall pass directly through without unnecessary delay.
(2) No vessels having a height of more than 35 feet with reference to the plane of mean high water shall enter or pass through the area whenever visibility is less than one mile.
[CGD 75-082, 42 FR 51759, Sept. 29, 1977, as amended by USCG-2011-0257, 76 FR 31838, June 2, 2011]

## Nearby sections

- [33 CFR § 162.1 § 162.1 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-162.1.md)
- [33 CFR § 162.5 § 162.5 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-162.5.md)
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- [33 CFR § 162.20 § 162.20 Flushing Bay near La Guardia Airport, Flushing, N.Y.; restricted area.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-162.20.md)
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