No-Fly Zone To Be Enforced By Shoot-To-Kill Order During NATO Summit

Chicago Sun-Times, Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Advisory, NATO Summit, No-Fly Zone, Shoot-To-Kill Order, Susanna Song

UPDATED 05/02/12 8:29 a.m.

CHICAGO (CBS) — A new report reveals plans to keep residents and dignitaries safe during the NATO Summit include a no-fly zone, with a shoot-to-kill mandate for those who break the ban.

As CBS 2’s Susanna Song reports, the government is warning small plane pilots that if they enter the no-fly zone during the summit, they may be shot down.

This is no joke. It will be enforced for May 19 to May 21.

The flight advisory was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. The Chicago Sun-Times obtained a copy.

The advisory bans non-commercial aircraft from flying within 10 nautical miles of downtown Chicago and below 18,000 feet.

A nautical mile is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. It amounts to 1,852 meters, or about 1.15078 standard miles.

As quoted in the Sun-Times, the advisory says, “The United States government may use deadly force against the airborne aircraft if it is determined that the aircraft poses an immediate security threat.”