Search Results for keywords:"Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport"

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Search Results: keywords:"Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport"

  • Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:90 FR 5761
    Reading Time:about 7 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a rule to establish Class E airspace at Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport in Wyoming. This change is intended to support the airport's shift from visual flight to instrument flight operations, which requires defined airspace. The proposed airspace will extend upward from 700 feet within a 7-mile radius of the airport and includes additional specific extensions in different directions to support safe flight operations. Comments on this proposal are invited and must be submitted by March 3, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA wants to create a special airspace around an airport in Wyoming to help planes use instruments to fly safely in bad weather. They're asking people to tell them what they think about this idea by March 3, 2025.

  • Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 16460
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule to create Class E airspace above Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport in Wyoming. This change supports the airport's transition from visual to instrument flight operations by increasing the safety and efficiency of airplane arrivals and departures. The new airspace extends upward from 700 feet above the ground and is defined using specific geographic coordinates. This rule is considered a routine update and is not expected to have significant economic or environmental impacts.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA is making it safer for planes to fly by creating new rules for the sky above a small airport in Wyoming, allowing them to use special equipment to navigate even when they can't see well. This change shouldn't bother people living nearby or cost a lot, but it will help planes land and take off smoothly.