LA Times: LAPD helicopters barred from flying around LAX airspace ‘until further notice’

"...In a department-wide memo Thursday, LAPD Capt. Jonathan Larsen wrote that the Federal Aviation Administration had “imposed restrictions on Air Support operations and all general aviation” in neighborhoods in Los Angeles International Airport airspace covering three entire police divisions — Newton, 77th Street, Southeast, historically among the city’s busiest — and a portion of a fourth, Pacific...."

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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-28/lapd-helicopters-barred-from-flying-around-lax-airspace

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LAPD helicopters barred from flying around LAX airspace

Los Angeles police helicopters will not be responding to most emergencies near LAX for the time being, as federal authorities are addressing safety concerns at one of the nation’s busiest airports.

Los Angeles Times