Editing Military Demarcation Line (section)

== Establishment of buffer zones, no-fly zones and Yellow Sea peace zones==
On November 1, 2018, officials from the South Korean Ministry of Defense confirmed that [[buffer zones]] were established across the DMZ by the North and South Korean militaries to ensure that both militaries would keep their distance from the Military Demarcation Line (MDL).<ref name=nov1 /> In compliance with the Comprehensive Military Agreement which was signed at the [[September 2018 inter-Korean summit]],<ref name=ncnkdirect /> the buffer zones help ensure that both Koreas will ban hostility on land, air and sea.<ref name=nov1 /> The buffer zones stretch from the north of Deokjeok Island to the south of Cho Island in the West Sea and the north of Sokcho city and south of Tongchon County in the East (Yellow) Sea.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nknews.org/2018/10/two-koreas-end-military-drills-begin-operation-of-no-fly-zone-near-mdl-mnd/|title=Two Koreas end military drills, begin operation of no-fly zone near MDL: MND|date=November 1, 2018|website=[[NK News]] – North Korea News}}</ref> Both North and South Korea are prohibited from conducting live-fire artillery drills and regiment-level field maneuvering exercises or those by bigger units within 5 kilometers of the MDL.<ref name=nov1>{{Cite web|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/11/01/0200000000AEN20181101002500315.html|title = Yonhap News Agency}}</ref><ref name="ncnkdirect">{{Cite web |title=Agreement on the Implementation of the Historic Panmunjom Declaration in the Military Domain |url=https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/Agreement%20on%20the%20Implementation%20of%20the%20Historic%20Panmunjom%20Declaration%20in%20the%20Military%20Domain.pdf |website=The National Committee on North Korea |page=2}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

[[No-fly zones]] have also been established along the DMZ to ban the operation of drones, helicopters and other aircraft over an area up to 40&nbsp;km away from the MDL.<ref name=nov1 /><ref name=ncnkdirect /> For UAVs, the no-fly zone is 15&nbsp;km from the MDL in the East and 10&nbsp;km from the MDL in the West.<ref name=ncnkdirect />  For hot-air balloons, the zone is within 25&nbsp;km from the MDL.<ref name=ncnkdirect /> For fixed-wing aircraft, no fly zones are designated within 40&nbsp;km from the
MDL in the East (between MDL Markers No. 0646 and 1292) and within 20&nbsp;km of the MDL in the West (between MDL Markers No. 0001 and 0646).<ref name=ncnkdirect /> For rotary-wing aircraft, the no fly zones are designated within 10&nbsp;km of the MDL.<ref name=ncnkdirect /> 
 
Both Koreas also established "peace zones" in the area of the Yellow Sea which borders the MDL as well.<ref name=nov1 /><ref name=ncnkdirect />