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  • 2025-00822 — Establishment of Class E Airspace; Brevard, NC
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 4609
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule to establish Class E airspace above Transylvania Community Hospital in Brevard, NC. This airspace extends upward from 700 feet within a 6-mile radius of the hospital's heliport. The purpose of this action is to support new GPS-based navigation procedures, ensuring the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations. The rule is not expected to have a significant impact on the economy or the environment.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA has made a new rule to create special airspace around a hospital in Brevard, NC, so helicopters can land safely using GPS. This is like marking a safe area in the sky to help helicopter pilots find their way easily.

  • 2021-01019 — Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Muskegon, MI
    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 6243
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule to modify the airspace at Muskegon County Airport in Michigan. This rule updates the Class D and Class E airspace areas, increases their radius to 4.3 miles, and removes certain extensions that are no longer necessary. The changes result from decommissioning the Muskegon VOR navigation aid. Additionally, the geographic coordinates of the airport have been updated to align with the FAA's database.

    Simple Explanation

    The people who help make the rules for flying airplanes have decided to change how planes fly around the Muskegon County Airport in Michigan because a special tool they used to help them find their way is gone. They made a circle in the sky there a little bigger and took away some extra parts that aren't needed now.

  • 2020-29319 — Proposed Amendment of Class E airspace; Great Falls, MT
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:86 FR 3891
    Reading Time:about 8 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed changes to the airspace at Great Falls International Airport in Montana. The proposal includes modifying Class E airspace in various ways to improve the management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations. This involves reducing the size of certain airspace areas and removing unnecessary references, such as the Great Falls VORTAC and Malmstrom AFB, from airspace descriptions. These changes aim to enhance safety and efficiency in airspace management around the airport.

    Simple Explanation

    The people who help planes fly safely want to change some invisible boundaries in the sky near an airport in Montana to make flying better. They're also taking away some old markers that aren't needed anymore.

  • 2024-28378 — Establishment of Class D Airspace and Amendment of Class E Airspace; Auburn, AL
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 96520
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule to establish Class D airspace and amend Class E airspace for Auburn University Regional Airport in Auburn, Alabama. This change is due to the introduction of a new air traffic control tower at the airport, ensuring the safe and efficient management of aircraft operations. The rule is effective from February 20, 2025, and provides necessary updates to airspace regulations to accommodate instrument flight rules (IFR) operations in the area. The FAA determined that this action is routine and does not significantly impact the environment or small businesses.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA made new rules to help keep planes safe at a small airport in Auburn, Alabama, by adding more controlled space in the sky. This is because they have a new tower to help direct the planes better.

  • 2021-03517 — Amendment of the Class E Airspace; Bradford, PA
    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 10814
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule to amend the Class E airspace designation at the Bradford Regional Airport in Pennsylvania. This change was prompted by the removal of the Bradford VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) navigation aid, as part of the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program. The amendment involves adjusting the airspace dimensions and removing outdated navigation references to improve safety and efficiency for aircraft operations at the airport. The rule is set to take effect on June 17, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is making changes to the airspace around a small airport in Bradford, Pennsylvania, to make it safer and more efficient for airplanes to fly. They're doing this because they're getting rid of an old tool that helps planes know where they are in the sky.

  • 2025-03854 — Amendment of Class D Airspace and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Warner Robins, GA
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:90 FR 11686
    Reading Time:about 7 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing changes to the airspace around Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Georgia. Due to the air traffic control tower operating part-time, the FAA plans to adjust Class D airspace and create new Class E airspace to ensure flight safety and efficient airspace use. Public comments on these changes are invited until April 25, 2025. The proposal aims to maintain safety for aircraft using instrument flight rules in the area.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA wants to change how the sky is organized above a military base in Georgia because the people who help planes fly safely in that area will be working less time. They're doing this so planes can still follow the rules and stay safe in the sky.

  • 2024-30531 — Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Revocation of Class E Airspace; Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, CO
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 104405
    Reading Time:about 7 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration has updated the airspace around Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, Colorado, to improve safety and flight management. The changes include expanding the boundaries of Class D and Class E airspace, removing some Class E airspace that is no longer needed, and updating the legal descriptions to match official records. These modifications will help better manage flights landing and taking off under both instrument and visual flight rules. The changes will be effective starting February 20, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The Federal Aviation Administration is changing the rules for the sky around Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado to make flying safer and easier. These changes mean some parts of the sky are getting bigger, some are going away, and all of this will start to happen on February 20, 2025.

  • 2021-00593 — Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Monhegan Island, ME
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:86 FR 5043
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a new rule to create Class E airspace starting 700 feet above the ground around Monhegan Island Heliport in Maine. This will help facilitate the safe navigation of aircraft using new GPS approach procedures for instrument flight rules in the area. The FAA is inviting public comments on this proposal until March 5, 2021. This proposed change is intended to enhance safety and efficiency in airspace management without significantly impacting small businesses.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA wants to create a new special flying zone around Monhegan Island in Maine for helicopters to follow GPS directions safely when the weather is bad. They are asking people to share their thoughts about this idea, but they haven't shown how much it will cost or how it will affect the environment.

  • 2024-31638 — Amendment of Class E Airspace; Gaylord, MI
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 1030
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule to update the Class E airspace around Gaylord, Michigan. This change comes after the decommissioning of the VOR navigation aid in Gaylord and aims to align with FAA guidelines and support Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) procedures. The amendment modifies the existing airspace range and definitions to ensure safe and efficient aircraft operations. These updates will take effect in April 2025 and include changes like reducing the airspace radius and altering specific directional extensions.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA is changing the flying rules in the sky above Gaylord, Michigan, because they stopped using an old navigation system. These changes will help planes fly safely by making the airspace smaller and updating the flight paths.

  • 2024-28379 — Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Gainesville, FL
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 96521
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule impacting the airspace around Gainesville Regional Airport in Gainesville, Florida. This rule increases Class E airspace upward from 700 feet above the surface to a 7-mile radius around the airport and a 7-mile radius around Shands Cair Heliport to support new instrument approaches. It also updates the terminology in airspace descriptions from "Notice to Airmen" to "Notice to Air Missions" and "Airport/Facility Directory" to "Chart Supplement." The rule is effective on February 20, 2025, and aims to improve safety and efficiency for air travel in the area.

    Simple Explanation

    In Gainesville, Florida, the FAA is making changes to the rules for flying around the airport, helping pilots with new signs and maps to understand the area better. They're also using different words for pilot alerts and maps to make things clearer, starting from February 2025.

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