Executive Order 5062 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5062—Designating Airspace Over the District of Columbia as a Prohibited Area

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Thursday, February 28, 1929

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1 min read (101 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Calvin Coolidge on 1929-02-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating Airspace Over the District of Columbia as a Prohibited Area." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ By authority of the provisions of section 4 of the Air Commerce Act of 1926 the airspace over the District of Columbia is hereby designated as a prohibited area from midnight March 2, 1929, to midnight March 6, 1929, for public safety purposes.

▪ Between the time and dates above specified, no aircraft shall be navigated through the airspace over the District of Columbia except such aircraft as may be specifically permitted by the Secretary of Commerce, between such time and over such places as the Secretary of Commerce in his discretion may determine.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

101

607 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5062, Calvin Coolidge (Feb 28, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5062-designating-airspace-over-the-district-columbia-prohibited-area.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By authority of the provisions of section 4 of the Air Commerce Act of 1926 the airspace over the District of Columbia is hereby designated as a prohibited area from midnight March 2, 1929, to midnight March 6, 1929, for public safety purposes. Between the time and dates above specified, no aircraft shall be navigated through the airspace over the District of Columbia except such aircraft as may be specifically permitted by the Secretary of Commerce, between such time and over such places as the Secretary of Commerce in his discretion may determine. CALVIN COOLIDGE The White House, February 28, 1929.