Definition
A function on the FAA's Special Use Airspace (SUA) website that generates a permanent, shareable web link to a specific SUA status page or query result, allowing the same view to be retrieved later without re-entering the search.
Plain English
A button or option on a website that gives you a fixed web address pointing to exactly what you are looking at, so you can save it, bookmark it, or send it to someone and they will see the same thing.
Context Anchor
Seen when using FAA online special use airspace information during preflight planning.
Derivation
From 'permanent' + 'link.' The word was coined in the early 2000s by web developers who needed a way to describe a stable URL that always points to the same content, even after the page is updated.
Why Pilots Care
It lets pilots and instructors reliably share or bookmark critical airspace details without the link breaking, supporting consistent access to safety-related information.
Intuition Check
Do not treat a permalink as permission to enter airspace or proof that airspace is inactive. It is only a saved web link to information that still must be checked for current status.
Example Sentence 1
After checking the status of a nearby MOA on the SUA website, the pilot used the permalink feature to save the query for later reference.
Example Sentence 2
Bookmarking the chapter with the permalink feature ensured the latest version of the special use airspace guidance was always available.