Type:Rule
Citation:86 FR 6848
Reading Time:about 10 minutes
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule affecting the airspace around Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport in Gillette, WY. This rule eliminates the Class D airspace, creates a new Class E surface area, and modifies existing Class E airspace to better support departing and arriving aircraft. These changes are intended to enhance safety following the permanent closure of the airport's control tower. The FAA determined that this rule does not have significant economic or environmental impacts.
Simple Explanation
The FAA changed the sky rules at the Gillette, WY airport so that planes can still fly safely even though the airport tower is closed. They made new rules to help planes take off and land safely.