Air restrictions for G-8 to extend from S.C. into Fla.

<p>All of Georgia's 100-mile coastline, and portions of neighboring South Carolina and Florida, will fall under federal flight restrictions during next month's G-8 summit of world leaders at Sea Island.</p><p>The temporary restrictions by the Federal Aviation Administration won't affect commercial airliners. But private planes, from corporate jets to crop dusters, will face heavy constraints.</p><p>The summit air security plan, which FFA officials outlined for local pilots Monday, covers flights within a 30-mile radius of Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah _ where President Bush and other world leaders will arrive by plane June 8 and depart June 10.</p><p>It also covers airspace within a 40-mile radius of McKinnon Airport on St. Simons Island, where the leaders will be taken by helicopter after landing in Savannah. St. Simons sits next to the Sea Island summit site.</p><p>On a map, the protected airspace forms overlapping circles that extend north past Hilton Head, S.C., and south almost to Jacksonville, Fla. The plans take effect June 6-11 for St. Simons and June 8-11 for Savannah.</p><p>"If you're general aviation and going to do an overflight (of the Georgia coast), you can expect to rerouted out to the west," said Armando Castro of the FAA.</p><p>The move will close airports on St. Simons, nearby Jekyll Island and a small private airfield in Savannah. Private planes won't be able to use the Brunswick/Golden Isles Airport, but commercial flights will continue.</p><p>The restrictions also mean private planes will be prohibited from flying within 10 miles of Hunter Army Airfield or the St. Simons airport. Private planes can only fly within the larger restricted areas if they are landing or taking off from an airstrip inside those areas.</p>

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