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  • 2024-28872 — Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field, Cheyenne, WY
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:89 FR 99173
    Reading Time:about 8 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a rule to change the airspace regulations at Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The proposal includes modifying the Class E airspace starting 700 feet above the ground and removing the Class E airspace starting 1,200 feet above the ground. These changes aim to improve the management and safety of visual and instrument flight operations. The FAA is accepting public comments on the proposal until January 24, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA wants to change some invisible lines in the sky above an airport in Wyoming to help planes fly safely. They are taking one line away and moving another one, and they're asking people what they think about this idea.

  • 2025-02699 — Modification of Class D Airspace and Modification of Class E Airspace; Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, Hawthorne, CA
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 9679
    Reading Time:about 7 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule modifying the Class D and Class E airspace at Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport in California. The changes are intended to better accommodate and manage flights under instrument and visual flight rules at the airport. This modification also updates the airport’s legal description to reflect the FAA’s database. The airspace changes are set to take effect on June 12, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA is changing the sky rules around an airport in California to help planes fly safer and match their map. They didn't say how much it will cost to do this or explain some tricky words they used.

  • 2024-29085 — Modification of Class D and Class E airspace; Abbotsford Airport, Abbotsford, BC
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 99700
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule amending the legal descriptions for the Class D and E airspace areas near Abbotsford Airport in British Columbia. This modification updates the administrative details without altering the airspace boundaries or operating requirements. The changes involve correcting the geographic location references and aligning them with FAA records. As these adjustments are administrative and routine, the rule doesn't have significant economic or environmental impacts.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA made some changes to the paperwork about the airspace around Abbotsford Airport in Canada, but nothing big is changing in the sky. They just fixed some address details in their files.

  • 2024-28135 — Modification of Class E Airspace; Chenega Bay Airport, Chenega, AK
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 95100
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a final rule modifying the Class E airspace at Chenega Bay Airport, Alaska. These changes are necessary due to the reorientation of the Area Navigation (RNAV) approach. The modifications aim to enhance the safety and management of instrument flight rules operations at the airport by extending the airspace to better accommodate flight procedures. The rule, which will become effective on February 20, 2025, also updates the airport's legal description to reflect the correct city name, changing it from "Chenega Bay" to "Chenega."

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA has changed the flying rules near Chenega Bay Airport in Alaska to make sure airplanes have a safe path to land. They also updated the name of the airport in their records to make sure it matches the correct town name, "Chenega."

  • 2021-01306 — Revocation of Class D and Amendment of Class E Airspace; Gillette, WY
    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.

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