The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule to establish Class E airspace at the Ottawa Executive Airport in Zeeland, Michigan, effective April 17, 2025. This change is needed because of new instrument flight procedures developed for the airport, which will support safer flights under instrument flight rules (IFR). The new airspace will extend upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile radius of the airport. The rule also updates FAA Order JO 7400.11, detailing airspace designations, and notes that it does not have significant regulatory or environmental impacts.
Simple Explanation
The FAA is making a new sky area called Class E near an airport in Zeeland, Michigan, so airplanes can fly safely using special directions even when they can't see well. This change starts in April 2025 and helps planes fly safely without saying how much it costs or who pays for it.