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  • Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 10805
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a final rule changing the Class E airspace around Greater Kankakee Airport in Illinois. This change is due to a review triggered by the shutting down of the Kankakee VOR navigation aid, part of a larger program. The modification alters the size and structure of the airspace to enhance safety and efficiency at the airport. The rule is designed to be non-controversial, with minimal impact on small businesses, and doesn't require a detailed environmental review.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA made changes to the airspace around an airport in Kankakee, Illinois because they stopped using an old navigation system. This makes flying safer and easier there.

  • 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.

  • Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 6244
    Reading Time:about 15 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule to amend and establish certain airspace areas in Fort Riley, Manhattan, and Junction City, KS. These changes affect the Class D and Class E airspace around Marshall Army Airfield, Manhattan Regional Airport, and Freeman Field, and are due to the decommissioning of some navigation beacons. The updates include adjustments to airspace dimensions and extensions, and corrections to geographic coordinates. The FAA clarifies that these changes do not alter current flight paths or altitudes used by aircraft.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA is changing the areas in the sky where airplanes can fly around certain airports in Kansas because some old guiding signals in the ground are going away and they are fixing some map details.

  • Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:86 FR 10882
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a new rule to establish Class E airspace at Crooked Creek Airport in Crooked Creek, Alaska. This airspace, starting 700 feet above the earth's surface, is designed to support new navigation procedures and ensure safe aircraft operations. The proposal includes a 2-mile radius of airspace around the airport, with specific exclusions for certain military areas. Public comments on this proposed rule are invited and must be submitted by April 9, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA wants to create a special flying space above a small airport in Alaska to help planes fly safely and use new tools, and they're asking people to share their thoughts about this idea by April 9, 2021.

  • Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:86 FR 10885
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed changes to the Class E airspace around Durant Regional Airport-Eaker Field in Durant, Oklahoma. This is due to an update following the removal of certain navigation aids as part of a new program. The proposal also includes updating the airport's name and coordinates in the FAA's database. The public is welcome to submit comments on the proposal until April 9, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA wants to change some airspace rules around an airport in Oklahoma because they don't need certain old navigation tools anymore, and they also want to update the airport's information in their system. They are asking people to share their thoughts on this until early April 2021.

  • Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 3780
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule amending Class E airspace at Elkhart-Morton County Airport in Kansas. This change is due to the removal of an important navigation beacon that was decommissioned. The amendment adjusts airspace regulations to aid in the safe movement of aircraft and effective use of the airspace. This rule is a routine technical update with minimal impact and does not significantly affect the environment.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA changed the rules about invisible lines in the sky over an airport in Kansas because they took away an old flying beacon. This helps planes fly safely over the area.

  • Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:86 FR 3893
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a rule to create a new Class E airspace in Newburyport, Massachusetts, specifically for the Anna Jaques Hospital Heliport. This airspace would start from 700 feet above the surface, helping with new GPS-based procedures for helicopter landings. The proposal aims to enhance safety and manage air traffic better for flights operating under instrument flight rules around the hospital. The public can submit comments on this proposal until March 1, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA wants to make a special zone in the sky above a hospital in Newburyport, Massachusetts, so helicopters can use GPS to land safely, and people have until March 1, 2021, to say what they think about it.