Establishment of Class C Airspace and Removal of Class D Airspace; Harrisburg International Airport, PA, 43305-43309 [2024-10612]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
Authority for This Rulemaking
[Docket No. FAA–2023–1021; Airspace
Docket No. 22–AWA–6]
RIN 2120–AA66
Establishment of Class C Airspace and
Removal of Class D Airspace;
Harrisburg International Airport, PA
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This action establishes Class
C airspace and removes Class D airspace
at the Harrisburg International Airport
(MDT), PA. The Class C airspace created
is larger than the existing Class D
airspace at MDT and is described as
areas A through F. In addition, the nonregulatory Terminal Radar Service Area
(TRSA) is removed. The FAA is taking
this action to enhance the efficient
management of air traffic operations and
reduce the potential for midair collision
in the MDT terminal area.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, July 11,
2024. The Director of the Federal
Register approves this incorporation by
reference action under 1 CFR part 51,
subject to the annual revision of FAA
Order 7400.11 and publication of
conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the NPRM, all
comments received, this final rule, and
all background material may be viewed
online at www.regulations.gov using the
FAA Docket number. Electronic
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An electronic copy of this document
may also be downloaded from the Office
of the Federal Register’s website at
www.federalregister.gov.
FAA Order JO 7400.11H, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
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publications/. You may also contact the
Rules and Regulations Group, Office of
Policy, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–8783.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Vidis, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The FAA’s authority to issue rules
regarding aviation safety is found in
Title 49 of the United States Code.
Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator.
Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the
agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
promulgated under the authority
described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
section, the FAA is charged with
prescribing regulations to assign the use
of the airspace necessary to ensure the
safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
airspace. This regulation is within the
scope of that authority as it modifies
terminal airspace as required to preserve
the safe and efficient flow of air traffic
in the Harrisburg, PA, area.
History
The FAA published a notice of
proposed rulemaking for Docket No.
FAA–2023–1021 in the Federal Register
(88 FR 54503; August 11, 2023)
proposing to establish Class C airspace
area surrounding MDT. Interested
parties were invited to participate in
this rulemaking effort by submitting
written comments on the proposal. Four
comments were received.
Discussion of Comments
The FAA received anonymous
comments supporting the establishment
of the Harrisburg Class C airspace.
Discussion of the other comments
follows.
One commenter supported the
establishment of the Harrisburg Class C
airspace. This comment also thanked
the FAA for its efforts to ensure that the
Class C rulemaking did not affect
Capital City Airport (CXY), PA
operations, notably the Runway 12/30
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traffic pattern and CXY Instrument
Landing System (ILS) runway 8
approach, for aircraft that do not meet
Class C equipment requirements. This
commenter also suggested revising the
CXY Class E airspace descriptions in
FAA Order JO 7400.11 due to an
apparent error.
In response to the comment
associated with operations at CXY, the
FAA received neither comments nor
proposals that would further restrict
operations at CXY. Additionally, the
FAA did not consider any amendment
to the Class C airspace design as
proposed in the NPRM. Further, the
remainder of the comment is beyond the
scope of this rulemaking, noting that the
FAA proposed changes to the CXY Class
D and Class E airspace via a separate
action.1
The last comment was received from
Boeing, which identified a possible
typographical error in the geographic
point ‘‘lat. 40°14′12″ N, long. 077°56′05″
W’’ listed in Area E of the Harrisburg
Class C airspace description. The
commenter indicated that this point
would not create Area E as depicted in
the graphic and believed that the
geographic point should have been ‘‘lat.
40°14′12″ N, long. 076°56′05″ W’’. The
FAA reviewed the geographic
coordinates in the proposed description
of Area E and found that the geographic
point published as ‘‘lat. 40°14′12″ N,
long. 077°56′05″ W’’ was in error and
the correct geographic coordinates are
‘‘lat. 40°14′12″ N, long. 076°56′05″ W’’.
The graphic in the NPRM used the
correct geographic coordinates for Area
E and correctly depicted the intended
layout of the Harrisburg Class C
airspace.
Differences From the NPRM
Subsequent to publication of the
NPRM, a commenter pointed out a
typographical error in a geographic
coordinate in Area E of the Harrisburg
Class C airspace description. In Area E,
the geographic point published as ‘‘lat.
40°14′12″ N, long. 077°56′05″ W’’ was in
error and the correct geographic
coordinates are ‘‘lat. 40°14′12″ N, long.
076°56′05″ W’’. The geographic point in
Area E is changed from ‘‘lat. 40°14′12″
1 Amendment of Class D Airspace, Revocation of
Class D Airspace, and Amendment of Class E
Airspace, Harrisburg, PA, (88 FR 54956; August 14,
2023).
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N, long. 077°56′05″ W’’ to ‘‘lat.
40°14′12″ N, long. 076°56′05″ W’’.
Additionally, the FAA identified
three boundary points that must be
added to Area D of the Harrisburg Class
C airspace description. These three
additional boundary points are
necessary to ensure that the boundary of
Area D aligns with the boundaries of
adjacent Area C and Area E. Adding
these boundary points does not modify
the external boundary of the Class C
airspace but rather ensures that the
internal boundaries of the airspace are
coincident. The three boundary points
that are added to Area D are lat.
40°12′37″ N, long. 076°49′12″ W; lat.
40°14′13″ N, long. 076°53′23″ W; lat.
40°14′12″ N, long. 076°56′05″ W. This
final rule corrects these errors.
Incorporation by Reference
Class C airspace designations are
published in paragraph 4000 of FAA
Order JO 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1 on an annual basis. This
document amends the current version of
that order, FAA Order JO 7400.11H,
dated August 11, 2023, and effective
September 15, 2023. FAA Order JO
7400.11H is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. This amendment will be
published in the next update to FAA
Order JO 7400.11.
FAA Order JO 7400.11H lists Class A,
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic
service routes, and reporting points.
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The Rule
This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by
establishing Class C airspace and
removing the existing Class D airspace
area at the Harrisburg International
Airport (MDT), PA. The latitude/
longitude coordinates for the MDT and
CXY airport reference points (ARP) are
updated to reflect the current Airport
Master Records data. Also, the existing
MDT TRSA is removed and replaced by
the Class C airspace area. The FAA is
taking this action to enhance the safe
and efficient use of airspace and reduce
the risk of midair collision in the MDT
terminal area (see the attached chart).
The MDT Class C airspace area
consists of six sub-areas identified by
the letters A through F, described as
follows:
Area A: Area A extends from the
surface up to 4,400 feet mean sea level
(MSL) within a 5 nautical mile (NM)
radius of MDT, except for that portion
described as Area E, below, and
excluding that area within a 1.5 NM
radius of CXY, northeast of the airport.
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Area A replaces the existing Class D
airspace at MDT.
Area B: Area B extends from 1,600
feet MSL up to 4,400 feet MSL. It
consists of that airspace within 3.5
miles either side of the 117° bearing
from MDT, between the 5-mile and 10mile radii from MDT.
Area C: Area C extends from 1,600
feet MSL up to 4,400 feet MSL. It is
located northwest of MDT between the
5-mile and 10-mile radii of MDT and
bounded on the south side by Area E.
Area C overlies a portion of the CXY
Class D airspace area.
Area D: Area D extends from 2,100
feet MSL up to 4,400 feet MSL. Area D
is bounded as follows: on the northwest
end by the 15-mile radius of MDT
northwest of MDT; on the northeast side
by a line extending from the intersection
of the 15-mile radius of MDT and the
MDT’s 325° bearing, direct to the
intersection of MDT’s 089° bearing and
the 15-mile radius of MDT southeast of
MDT; and on the southwest side, by a
line extending from lat. 40°01′45″ N,
long. 076°40′43″ W, to lat. 40°05′32″ N,
long. 076°50′21″ W, excluding the
airspace contained in Areas A, B, C, E,
and F. Area D’s 2,100-foot floor creates
a shelf in the vicinity of Donegal
Springs Airpark (N71), allowing for
operations beneath the Class C airspace.
Area E: Area E extends from 2,600 feet
MSL up to 4,400 feet MSL south and
west of CXY. Area E overlays part of the
CXY Class D airspace area to the south
and west of CXY. Area E allows aircraft
to operate to and from CXY without the
need for pilots to enter Class C airspace.
Area F: Area F extends from 2,600 feet
MSL up to 4,400 feet MSL. The Area F
floor creates a shelf below which pilots
could fly instrument approaches to
Lancaster Airport (LNS) runway 08,
without having to enter Class C
airspace.
Full descriptions of the MDT Class C
subareas are listed in the amendments
to part 71 below.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA considers the impacts of
regulatory actions under a variety of
executive orders and other
requirements. First, Executive Order
12866 and Executive Order 13563 direct
that each Federal agency shall propose
or adopt a regulation only upon a
reasoned determination that the benefits
of the intended regulation justify the
costs. Second, the Regulatory Flexibility
Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–354) requires
agencies to analyze the economic
impact of regulatory changes on small
entities. Third, the Trade Agreements
Act (Pub. L. 96–39) prohibits agencies
from setting standards that create
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unnecessary obstacles to the foreign
commerce of the United States. Fourth,
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104–4) requires agencies
to prepare a written assessment of the
costs, benefits, and other effects of
proposed or final rules that include a
Federal mandate that may result in the
expenditure by State, local, and tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or by the
private sector, of $100,000,000 or more
(adjusted annually for inflation) in any
one year. The current threshold after
adjustment for inflation is $183 million
using the most current (2023) Implicit
Price Deflator for the Gross Domestic
Product. This portion of the preamble
presents the FAA’s analysis of the
economic impacts of this rule.
In conducting these analyses, the FAA
has determined that this rule: will have
a minimal cost impact; is not a
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ as
defined in section 3(f)(1) of Executive
Order 12866 as amended by Executive
Order 14094; will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities; will not create
unnecessary obstacles to the foreign
commerce of the United States; and will
not impose an unfunded mandate on
State, local, or tribal governments, or the
private sector.
This final rule amends 14 CFR part 71
by establishing Class C airspace and
removing the existing Class D airspace
area at the MDT, PA. In addition, the
non-regulatory TRSA is removed. The
rule will affect pilots desiring to fly at
their current altitudes in and above the
Class C airspace. The existing § 91.225
requires all planes to operate in Class C
airspace to be equipped with Automatic
Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
(ADS–B) Out equipment. Given that
there is no Class C airspace at MDT, all
planes that fly in and out of MDT must
be equipped with ADS–B Out
equipment in this airspace once the
final rule goes into effect. However, the
nearby Capital City Airport is about four
miles from MDT and is not part of Class
C airspace. The Capital City Airport
could accommodate planes without
ADS–B Out equipment.
This rule affects pilots because twoway radio communications must be
established prior to entering Class C
airspace. Pilots who wish to fly without
communicating with air traffic control
will need to modify their altitude and/
or route of flight by either flying above
the ceiling, below the shelves, or
circumnavigating the Class C airspace.
The impact of the final rule will only
involve a minimal amount of time to
communicate with the air traffic control
(ATC). Therefore, the final rule does not
have a significant impact on the
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industry. The FAA is taking this action
to reduce the risk of midair collisions
and enhance the efficient management
of air traffic operations in the Harrisburg
terminal area.
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Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980
(Pub. L. 96–354) (RFA) establishes ‘‘as a
principle of regulatory issuance that
agencies shall endeavor, consistent with
the objectives of the rule and applicable
statutes, to fit regulatory and
informational requirements to the scale
of the businesses, organizations, and
governmental jurisdictions subject to
regulation. To achieve this principle,
agencies are required to solicit and
consider flexible regulatory proposals
and to explain the rationale for their
actions to assure that such proposals are
given serious consideration.’’ The RFA
covers a wide range of small entities,
including small businesses, not-forprofit organizations, and small
governmental jurisdictions.
Agencies must perform a review to
determine whether a rule will have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. If
the agency determines it will, it must
prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis
as described in the RFA. However, if an
agency determines that a rule is not
expected to have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities, section 605(b) of the RFA
provides that the head of the agency
may so certify, and a regulatory
flexibility analysis is not required. The
certification must include a statement
providing the factual basis for this
determination, and the reasoning should
be clear.
This final rule amends 14 CFR part 71
by establishing Class C airspace and
removing the existing Class D airspace
area at MDT. In addition, the nonregulatory TRSA is removed. The FAA
is taking this action to reduce the risk
of midair collisions and enhance the
efficient management of air traffic
operations at the MDT. The change
affects general aviation operators using
Class C airspace. The impact of the final
rule will only involve a minimal
amount of time for pilots to
communicate with the ATC in Class C
airspace. The objectives of these
changes are to enhance safety and
enable more efficient operations at the
MDT without being burdensome to the
industry. Therefore, as provided in
section 605(b), the head of the FAA
certifies that this rulemaking will not
result in a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small
entities.
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International Trade Impact Assessment
The Trade Agreements Act of 1979
(Pub. L. 96–39), as amended by the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Pub.
L. 103–465), prohibits Federal agencies
from establishing standards or engaging
in related activities that create
unnecessary obstacles to the foreign
commerce of the United States.
Pursuant to these Acts, the
establishment of standards is not
considered an unnecessary obstacle to
the foreign commerce of the United
States, so long as the standard has a
legitimate domestic objective, such as
the protection of safety, and does not
operate in a manner that excludes
imports that meet this objective. The
statute also requires consideration of
international standards and, where
appropriate, that they be the basis for
United States standards. The FAA has
assessed the potential effect of this final
rule and determined that it should
improve safety and is consistent with
the Trade Agreements Act. The FAA has
assessed the potential impact of this
final rule and determined that it will
improve safety and is consistent with
the Trade Agreements Act.
Unfunded Mandates Assessment
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) governs
the issuance of Federal regulations that
require unfunded mandates. An
unfunded mandate is a regulation that
requires a state, local, or tribal
government or the private sector to
incur direct costs without the Federal
government having first provided the
funds to pay those costs. The FAA
determined that the final rule will not
result in the expenditure of $183
million or more by State, local, or tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or the
private sector, in any year. This final
rule does not contain such a mandate;
therefore, the Act does not apply.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) requires that the
FAA consider the impact of paperwork
and other information collection
burdens imposed on the public. The
FAA has determined that this final rule
has no new information collection
requirement.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this
action of establishing Class C airspace
and removing Class D airspace at the
Harrisburg International Airport (MDT),
PA qualifies for categorical exclusion
under the National Environmental
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
its implementing regulations at 40 CFR
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part 1500, and in accordance with FAA
Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts:
Policies and Procedures, paragraph 5–
6.5a, which categorically excludes from
further environmental impact review
rulemaking actions that designate or
modify classes of airspace areas,
airways, routes, and reporting points
(see 14 CFR part 71, Designation of
Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas;
Air Traffic Service Routes; and
Reporting Points). As such, this action
is not expected to result in any
potentially significant environmental
impacts. In accordance with FAA Order
1050.1F, paragraph 5–2 regarding
Extraordinary Circumstances, the FAA
has reviewed this action for factors and
circumstances in which a normally
categorically excluded action may have
a significant environmental impact
requiring further analysis. Accordingly,
the FAA has determined that no
extraordinary circumstances exist that
warrant preparation of an
environmental assessment or
environmental impact study.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
The Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
part 71 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO 7400.11H,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 11, 2023, and
effective September 15, 2023, is
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 4000
Class C Airspace.
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AEA PA C Harrisburg, PA [New]
Harrisburg International Airport, PA
(Lat. 40°11′35″ N, long. 076°45′45″ W)
Capital City Airport, PA
(Lat. 40°13′02″ N, long. 076°51′05″ W)
Boundaries
Area A. That airspace extending upward
from the surface to and including 4,400 feet
MSL bounded by a line beginning at lat.
40°12′23″ N, long. 076°48′37″ W; thence
direct to the intersection of the Capital City
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Airport’s 106° bearing and 1.5-mile radius,
thence counterclockwise along the Capital
City Airport’s 1.5-mile radius to the
Harrisburg International Airport’s 5-mile
radius, thence clockwise along the Harrisburg
International Airport’s 5-mile radius to the
intersection of the 5-mile radius and a line
bearing 191° from a point at lat. 40°12′23″ N,
long. 076°48′37″ W; thence direct to the point
of beginning.
Area B. That airspace extending upward
from 1,600 feet MSL to and including 4,400
feet MSL extending from the Harrisburg
International Airport’s 5-mile radius, and
within 3.5 miles each side of the Harrisburg
International Airport’s 117° bearing to the
Harrisburg International Airport’s 10-mile
radius southeast of the Harrisburg
International Airport.
Area C. That airspace extending upward
from 1,600 feet MSL to and including 4,400
feet MSL bounded by a line beginning at the
intersection of the Capital City Airport’s 106°
bearing and 1.5-mile radius direct to lat.
40°14′13″ N, long. 076°53′23″ W, direct to lat.
40°14′12″ N, long. 076°56′05″ W; thence
direct to lat. 40°14′12″ N, long. 076°58′22″ W;
thence clockwise along the Harrisburg
International Airport’s 10-mile radius to lat.
40°18′58″ N, long. 076°54′35″ W; thence
direct to the Harrisburg International
Airport’s 341° bearing and the Harrisburg
International Airport’s 5-mile radius, thence
counterclockwise along the Harrisburg
International Airport’s 5-mile radius to the
intersection of the Capital City Airport’s 1.5mile radius, thence clockwise along the
Capital City Airport’s 1.5-mile radius to the
point of beginning.
Area D. That airspace extending upward
from 2,100 feet MSL to and including 4,400
feet MSL, within an area bounded by a line
beginning at lat. 40°14′12″ N, long 076°58′22″
W; thence direct to lat. 40°14′11″ N, long.
077°05′03″ W; thence clockwise along the
Harrisburg International Airport’s 15-mile
radius to the intersection of the Harrisburg
International Airport’s 325° bearing; thence
direct to the intersection of Harrisburg
International Airport’s 089° bearing and the
Harrisburg International Airport’s 15-mile
radius, thence clockwise along the airport’s
15-mile radius to the intersection of the
Harrisburg International Airport’s 113°
bearing; thence direct to lat. 40°01′45″ N,
long. 076°40′43″ W; thence direct to lat.
40°05′32″ N, long. 076°50′21″ W; thence
direct to lat. 40°12′23″ N, long. 076°48′37″ W;
thence direct to lat. 40°12′37″ N, long.
076°49′12″ W; thence direct to lat. 40°14′13″
N, long. 076°53′23″ W; thence direct to lat.
40°14′12″ N, long. 076°56′05″ W; thence to
the point of beginning; excluding that
airspace contained in Areas A, B, and C.
Area E. That airspace extending upward
from 2,600 feet MSL to and including 4,400
feet MSL bounded by a line beginning at lat.
40°12′23″ N, long. 076°48′37″ W; thence
direct to lat. 40°05′32″ N, long. 076°50′21″ W;
thence direct to the Harrisburg International
Airport’s 269° bearing and Harrisburg
International Airport’s 15-mile radius, thence
clockwise along the Harrisburg International
Airport’s 15-mile radius to lat. 40°14′11″ N,
long. 077°05′03″ W; thence direct to lat.
40°14′12″ N, long. 076°58′22″ W; thence
direct to lat. 40°14′12″ N, long. 076°56′05″ W;
thence direct to lat. 40°14′13″ N, long.
076°53′23″ W; thence direct to lat. 40°12′37″
N, long. 076°49′12″ W; thence direct to the
point of beginning.
Area F. That airspace extending upward
from 2,600 feet MSL to and including 4,400
feet MSL bounded by a line beginning at the
intersection of the Harrisburg International
Airport’s 113° bearing and the airport’s 15mile radius; thence clockwise along the
Harrisburg International Airport’s 15-mile
radius to the intersection of the airports 145°
bearing and the airport’s 15-mile radius;
thence direct to lat. 40°01′45″ N, long.
076°40′43″ W; thence direct to the point of
beginning.
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Paragraph 5000
Class D Airspace
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Airport, PA [Removed]
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Los Angeles International Airport, and
John F. Kennedy International Airport,
January 15, 2024, Through July 15,
2024
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notification of limited waiver of
slot usage requirement and limited
scheduling relief.
AGENCY:
This notification announces a
limited, conditional policy for
prioritizing returned operations at San
Francisco International Airport (SFO)
due to a construction-related runway
closure at SFO for purposes of
establishing a carrier’s operational
baseline in the next corresponding
scheduling seasons. In addition, the
FAA will provide similar limited,
conditional relief at Newark Liberty
International Airport (EWR), Chicago
O’Hare International Airport (ORD), and
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
under the FAA’s Level 2 schedule
facilitation process as well as a limited,
conditional waiver of minimum usage
requirements at John F. Kennedy
International Airport (JFK) for impacted
flights between SFO and the listed
airports.
DATES: The limited waiver of slot usage
requirement and limited scheduling
relief in this notification are effective
May 17, 2024, and applicable from
January 15, 2024, through July 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Requests may be submitted
by mail to the Slot Administration
Office, System Operations Services,
AJR–0, Room 300W, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, or
by email to: 7-awa-slotadmin@faa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions concerning this notification
contact: Al Meilus, Capacity and Slot
Analysis, FAA ATO System Operations
Services, AJR–G5, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
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telephone 202–267–2822; email
al.meilus@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The relief
provided enables carriers to return
operations at SFO during the
construction periods of the Winter
2023/2024 and Summer 2024
scheduling seasons without unduly
impacting schedules in subsequent
seasons.1 Reducing operations will help
prevent delays, optimize the efficient
use of the airport’s available resources,
and deliver passengers to their
destinations more reliably and on time.
Background
SFO is rehabilitating one of its four
runways, Runway 10R/28L, to maintain
runway operability; to construct a new
taxiway to improve operational
efficiency; and to realign an existing
taxiway to rectify deficiencies with
current SFO geometry. Runway 10R/28L
is one of two parallel runways oriented
in the east-west direction and is used as
a primary arrival runway and a
secondary departure runway. The
construction will cause the continuous
closure of Runway 10R/28L from
January 15, 2024, through June 30, 2024.
On October 26, 2023, the FAA held an
initial meeting with all the carriers that
have scheduled operations at SFO. The
FAA gave a presentation on the
expected impact of the construction
project on operations at SFO and
recommended a reduction in operations
to alleviate potential delays and
cancellations. SFO initially planned for
the project to occur in two phases:
Phase 1 planned for January 16, 2024,
through May 28, 2024; and Phase 2
planned for September 3, 2024, through
October 25, 2024.
On December 14, 2023, the FAA and
SFO held a joint meeting with all the
carriers that have scheduled operations
at SFO. SFO announced that Phase 2
had been rescheduled to begin on May
29, 2024, and end on June 30, 2024.
This change allows the construction to
be condensed into one continuous block
of time from January 15, 2024, through
June 30, 2024.
At both meetings, the FAA requested
that carriers voluntarily return
operations. Carriers were asked to make
initial returns by November 2, 2023, for
the affected portion of the winter
scheduling season; and by January 11,
1 For the purposes of this notification, a ‘‘returned
operation’’ is any planned operation included in the
initially approved schedules that a carrier moved or
will not operate due to the effort to reach the
targeted reduced schedule throughout the
construction period at SFO. If a carrier elected to
move an operation, the operation was rescheduled
outside of peak demand hours or hours adjacent to
peak demand as detailed in this notification.
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2024, for the affected portion of the
summer 2024 scheduling season. The
FAA subsequently determined that
relief granted for the construction
period should extend beyond the
construction period by an additional 15
days to accommodate carriers resuming
normal scheduled operations.
The FAA has designated SFO, EWR,
ORD, and LAX as Level 2 airports under
the Worldwide Slot Guidelines (WSG).2
The FAA does not allocate slots, apply
historic precedence, or impose
minimum usage requirements at SFO.
Level 2 schedule facilitation depends
upon close and continuous discussions
and voluntary agreement between
airlines and the FAA to reduce
congestion. At Level 2 airports, the FAA
generally provides priority
consideration for flights approved by
the FAA and operated by the carrier in
those approved times in the prior
scheduling season when the FAA
reviews proposed flights for facilitation
in the next corresponding scheduling
season. Only those flights that were
actually operated as approved in the
prior scheduling season would generally
receive priority for the next
corresponding scheduling season.
However, the FAA notes that the usual
Level 2 processes include flexibility for
the facilitator to prioritize planned
flights, which are canceled in advance
or on the day of the scheduled operation
due to operational impacts that are
beyond the control of the carrier.
At JFK, each slot must be used a
minimum of 80 percent of the time.3
Slot usage at JFK is calculated
seasonally. Slots not meeting the
minimum usage requirement will not
receive historic status for the following
equivalent scheduling season.4 The
FAA may waive the 80 percent
minimum usage requirement if a highly
unusual and unpredictable condition
beyond the control of the slot-holding
air carrier affects carrier operations for
2 The FAA generally applies the WSG to the
extent there is no conflict with U.S. law or
regulation. The FAA recognizes the WSG has been
replaced by the Worldwide Airports Slot Guidelines
(WASG) edition 1, effective June 1, 2020, and
subsequently WASG edition 2, effective July 1,
2022. The WASG is published jointly by Airports
Council International-World, IATA, and the
Worldwide Airport Coordinators Group (WWACG).
While the FAA is considering whether to
implement certain changes to the Guidelines in the
United States, it will continue to apply WSG
edition 9.
3 Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy
International Airport, 87 FR 65161 at 65162 (Oct.
28, 2022); Operating Limitations at New York
LaGuardia Airport, 87 FR 65159 at 65160 (Oct. 28,
2022); 14 CFR 93.227(a).
4 Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy
International Airport, 87 FR 65161 at 65162 (Oct.
28, 2022).
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 97 / Friday, May 17, 2024 / Rules and
Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2023-1021; Airspace Docket No. 22-AWA-6]
RIN 2120-AA66
Establishment of Class C Airspace and Removal of Class D
Airspace; Harrisburg International Airport, PA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class C airspace and removes Class D
airspace at the Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), PA. The Class C
airspace created is larger than the existing Class D airspace at MDT
and is described as areas A through F. In addition, the non-regulatory
Terminal Radar Service Area (TRSA) is removed. The FAA is taking this
action to enhance the efficient management of air traffic operations
and reduce the potential for midair collision in the MDT terminal area.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, July 11, 2024. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and
publication of conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the NPRM, all comments received, this final rule,
and all background material may be viewed online at www.regulations.gov
using the FAA Docket number. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines
are available on the website. It is available 24 hours each day, 365
days each year. An electronic copy of this document may also be
downloaded from the Office of the Federal Register's website at
www.federalregister.gov.
FAA Order JO 7400.11H, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. You may also contact the Rules and
Regulations Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration,
800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Vidis, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority for This Rulemaking
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
the airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the
efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority as it modifies terminal airspace as required to preserve the
safe and efficient flow of air traffic in the Harrisburg, PA, area.
History
The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking for Docket No.
FAA-2023-1021 in the Federal Register (88 FR 54503; August 11, 2023)
proposing to establish Class C airspace area surrounding MDT.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
effort by submitting written comments on the proposal. Four comments
were received.
Discussion of Comments
The FAA received anonymous comments supporting the establishment of
the Harrisburg Class C airspace. Discussion of the other comments
follows.
One commenter supported the establishment of the Harrisburg Class C
airspace. This comment also thanked the FAA for its efforts to ensure
that the Class C rulemaking did not affect Capital City Airport (CXY),
PA operations, notably the Runway 12/30 traffic pattern and CXY
Instrument Landing System (ILS) runway 8 approach, for aircraft that do
not meet Class C equipment requirements. This commenter also suggested
revising the CXY Class E airspace descriptions in FAA Order JO 7400.11
due to an apparent error.
In response to the comment associated with operations at CXY, the
FAA received neither comments nor proposals that would further restrict
operations at CXY. Additionally, the FAA did not consider any amendment
to the Class C airspace design as proposed in the NPRM. Further, the
remainder of the comment is beyond the scope of this rulemaking, noting
that the FAA proposed changes to the CXY Class D and Class E airspace
via a separate action.\1\
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\1\ Amendment of Class D Airspace, Revocation of Class D
Airspace, and Amendment of Class E Airspace, Harrisburg, PA, (88 FR
54956; August 14, 2023).
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The last comment was received from Boeing, which identified a
possible typographical error in the geographic point ``lat.
40[deg]14'12'' N, long. 077[deg]56'05'' W'' listed in Area E of the
Harrisburg Class C airspace description. The commenter indicated that
this point would not create Area E as depicted in the graphic and
believed that the geographic point should have been ``lat.
40[deg]14'12'' N, long. 076[deg]56'05'' W''. The FAA reviewed the
geographic coordinates in the proposed description of Area E and found
that the geographic point published as ``lat. 40[deg]14'12'' N, long.
077[deg]56'05'' W'' was in error and the correct geographic coordinates
are ``lat. 40[deg]14'12'' N, long. 076[deg]56'05'' W''. The graphic in
the NPRM used the correct geographic coordinates for Area E and
correctly depicted the intended layout of the Harrisburg Class C
airspace.
Differences From the NPRM
Subsequent to publication of the NPRM, a commenter pointed out a
typographical error in a geographic coordinate in Area E of the
Harrisburg Class C airspace description. In Area E, the geographic
point published as ``lat. 40[deg]14'12'' N, long. 077[deg]56'05'' W''
was in error and the correct geographic coordinates are ``lat.
40[deg]14'12'' N, long. 076[deg]56'05'' W''. The geographic point in
Area E is changed from ``lat. 40[deg]14'12''
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N, long. 077[deg]56'05'' W'' to ``lat. 40[deg]14'12'' N, long.
076[deg]56'05'' W''.
Additionally, the FAA identified three boundary points that must be
added to Area D of the Harrisburg Class C airspace description. These
three additional boundary points are necessary to ensure that the
boundary of Area D aligns with the boundaries of adjacent Area C and
Area E. Adding these boundary points does not modify the external
boundary of the Class C airspace but rather ensures that the internal
boundaries of the airspace are coincident. The three boundary points
that are added to Area D are lat. 40[deg]12'37'' N, long.
076[deg]49'12'' W; lat. 40[deg]14'13'' N, long. 076[deg]53'23'' W; lat.
40[deg]14'12'' N, long. 076[deg]56'05'' W. This final rule corrects
these errors.
Incorporation by Reference
Class C airspace designations are published in paragraph 4000 of
FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 on an annual basis. This
document amends the current version of that order, FAA Order JO
7400.11H, dated August 11, 2023, and effective September 15, 2023. FAA
Order JO 7400.11H is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this document. This amendment will be published in the next
update to FAA Order JO 7400.11.
FAA Order JO 7400.11H lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
air traffic service routes, and reporting points.
The Rule
This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by establishing Class C airspace
and removing the existing Class D airspace area at the Harrisburg
International Airport (MDT), PA. The latitude/longitude coordinates for
the MDT and CXY airport reference points (ARP) are updated to reflect
the current Airport Master Records data. Also, the existing MDT TRSA is
removed and replaced by the Class C airspace area. The FAA is taking
this action to enhance the safe and efficient use of airspace and
reduce the risk of midair collision in the MDT terminal area (see the
attached chart).
The MDT Class C airspace area consists of six sub-areas identified
by the letters A through F, described as follows:
Area A: Area A extends from the surface up to 4,400 feet mean sea
level (MSL) within a 5 nautical mile (NM) radius of MDT, except for
that portion described as Area E, below, and excluding that area within
a 1.5 NM radius of CXY, northeast of the airport. Area A replaces the
existing Class D airspace at MDT.
Area B: Area B extends from 1,600 feet MSL up to 4,400 feet MSL. It
consists of that airspace within 3.5 miles either side of the 117[deg]
bearing from MDT, between the 5-mile and 10-mile radii from MDT.
Area C: Area C extends from 1,600 feet MSL up to 4,400 feet MSL. It
is located northwest of MDT between the 5-mile and 10-mile radii of MDT
and bounded on the south side by Area E. Area C overlies a portion of
the CXY Class D airspace area.
Area D: Area D extends from 2,100 feet MSL up to 4,400 feet MSL.
Area D is bounded as follows: on the northwest end by the 15-mile
radius of MDT northwest of MDT; on the northeast side by a line
extending from the intersection of the 15-mile radius of MDT and the
MDT's 325[deg] bearing, direct to the intersection of MDT's 089[deg]
bearing and the 15-mile radius of MDT southeast of MDT; and on the
southwest side, by a line extending from lat. 40[deg]01'45'' N, long.
076[deg]40'43'' W, to lat. 40[deg]05'32'' N, long. 076[deg]50'21'' W,
excluding the airspace contained in Areas A, B, C, E, and F. Area D's
2,100-foot floor creates a shelf in the vicinity of Donegal Springs
Airpark (N71), allowing for operations beneath the Class C airspace.
Area E: Area E extends from 2,600 feet MSL up to 4,400 feet MSL
south and west of CXY. Area E overlays part of the CXY Class D airspace
area to the south and west of CXY. Area E allows aircraft to operate to
and from CXY without the need for pilots to enter Class C airspace.
Area F: Area F extends from 2,600 feet MSL up to 4,400 feet MSL.
The Area F floor creates a shelf below which pilots could fly
instrument approaches to Lancaster Airport (LNS) runway 08, without
having to enter Class C airspace.
Full descriptions of the MDT Class C subareas are listed in the
amendments to part 71 below.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA considers the impacts of regulatory actions under a variety
of executive orders and other requirements. First, Executive Order
12866 and Executive Order 13563 direct that each Federal agency shall
propose or adopt a regulation only upon a reasoned determination that
the benefits of the intended regulation justify the costs. Second, the
Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-354) requires agencies
to analyze the economic impact of regulatory changes on small entities.
Third, the Trade Agreements Act (Pub. L. 96-39) prohibits agencies from
setting standards that create unnecessary obstacles to the foreign
commerce of the United States. Fourth, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4) requires agencies to prepare a written
assessment of the costs, benefits, and other effects of proposed or
final rules that include a Federal mandate that may result in the
expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate,
or by the private sector, of $100,000,000 or more (adjusted annually
for inflation) in any one year. The current threshold after adjustment
for inflation is $183 million using the most current (2023) Implicit
Price Deflator for the Gross Domestic Product. This portion of the
preamble presents the FAA's analysis of the economic impacts of this
rule.
In conducting these analyses, the FAA has determined that this
rule: will have a minimal cost impact; is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' as defined in section 3(f)(1) of Executive Order
12866 as amended by Executive Order 14094; will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities; will not
create unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of the United
States; and will not impose an unfunded mandate on State, local, or
tribal governments, or the private sector.
This final rule amends 14 CFR part 71 by establishing Class C
airspace and removing the existing Class D airspace area at the MDT,
PA. In addition, the non-regulatory TRSA is removed. The rule will
affect pilots desiring to fly at their current altitudes in and above
the Class C airspace. The existing Sec. 91.225 requires all planes to
operate in Class C airspace to be equipped with Automatic Dependent
Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment. Given that there is no
Class C airspace at MDT, all planes that fly in and out of MDT must be
equipped with ADS-B Out equipment in this airspace once the final rule
goes into effect. However, the nearby Capital City Airport is about
four miles from MDT and is not part of Class C airspace. The Capital
City Airport could accommodate planes without ADS-B Out equipment.
This rule affects pilots because two-way radio communications must
be established prior to entering Class C airspace. Pilots who wish to
fly without communicating with air traffic control will need to modify
their altitude and/or route of flight by either flying above the
ceiling, below the shelves, or circumnavigating the Class C airspace.
The impact of the final rule will only involve a minimal amount of time
to communicate with the air traffic control (ATC). Therefore, the final
rule does not have a significant impact on the
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industry. The FAA is taking this action to reduce the risk of midair
collisions and enhance the efficient management of air traffic
operations in the Harrisburg terminal area.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-354) (RFA)
establishes ``as a principle of regulatory issuance that agencies shall
endeavor, consistent with the objectives of the rule and applicable
statutes, to fit regulatory and informational requirements to the scale
of the businesses, organizations, and governmental jurisdictions
subject to regulation. To achieve this principle, agencies are required
to solicit and consider flexible regulatory proposals and to explain
the rationale for their actions to assure that such proposals are given
serious consideration.'' The RFA covers a wide range of small entities,
including small businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and small
governmental jurisdictions.
Agencies must perform a review to determine whether a rule will
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. If the agency determines it will, it must prepare a
regulatory flexibility analysis as described in the RFA. However, if an
agency determines that a rule is not expected to have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, section
605(b) of the RFA provides that the head of the agency may so certify,
and a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required. The
certification must include a statement providing the factual basis for
this determination, and the reasoning should be clear.
This final rule amends 14 CFR part 71 by establishing Class C
airspace and removing the existing Class D airspace area at MDT. In
addition, the non-regulatory TRSA is removed. The FAA is taking this
action to reduce the risk of midair collisions and enhance the
efficient management of air traffic operations at the MDT. The change
affects general aviation operators using Class C airspace. The impact
of the final rule will only involve a minimal amount of time for pilots
to communicate with the ATC in Class C airspace. The objectives of
these changes are to enhance safety and enable more efficient
operations at the MDT without being burdensome to the industry.
Therefore, as provided in section 605(b), the head of the FAA certifies
that this rulemaking will not result in a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities.
International Trade Impact Assessment
The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96-39), as amended by the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Pub. L. 103-465), prohibits Federal
agencies from establishing standards or engaging in related activities
that create unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of the United
States. Pursuant to these Acts, the establishment of standards is not
considered an unnecessary obstacle to the foreign commerce of the
United States, so long as the standard has a legitimate domestic
objective, such as the protection of safety, and does not operate in a
manner that excludes imports that meet this objective. The statute also
requires consideration of international standards and, where
appropriate, that they be the basis for United States standards. The
FAA has assessed the potential effect of this final rule and determined
that it should improve safety and is consistent with the Trade
Agreements Act. The FAA has assessed the potential impact of this final
rule and determined that it will improve safety and is consistent with
the Trade Agreements Act.
Unfunded Mandates Assessment
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
governs the issuance of Federal regulations that require unfunded
mandates. An unfunded mandate is a regulation that requires a state,
local, or tribal government or the private sector to incur direct costs
without the Federal government having first provided the funds to pay
those costs. The FAA determined that the final rule will not result in
the expenditure of $183 million or more by State, local, or tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or the private sector, in any year. This
final rule does not contain such a mandate; therefore, the Act does not
apply.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) requires
that the FAA consider the impact of paperwork and other information
collection burdens imposed on the public. The FAA has determined that
this final rule has no new information collection requirement.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this action of establishing Class C
airspace and removing Class D airspace at the Harrisburg International
Airport (MDT), PA qualifies for categorical exclusion under the
National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its
implementing regulations at 40 CFR part 1500, and in accordance with
FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures,
paragraph 5-6.5a, which categorically excludes from further
environmental impact review rulemaking actions that designate or modify
classes of airspace areas, airways, routes, and reporting points (see
14 CFR part 71, Designation of Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas;
Air Traffic Service Routes; and Reporting Points). As such, this action
is not expected to result in any potentially significant environmental
impacts. In accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, paragraph 5-2 regarding
Extraordinary Circumstances, the FAA has reviewed this action for
factors and circumstances in which a normally categorically excluded
action may have a significant environmental impact requiring further
analysis. Accordingly, the FAA has determined that no extraordinary
circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an environmental
assessment or environmental impact study.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO
7400.11H, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 11,
2023, and effective September 15, 2023, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 4000 Class C Airspace.
* * * * *
AEA PA C Harrisburg, PA [New]
Harrisburg International Airport, PA
(Lat. 40[deg]11'35'' N, long. 076[deg]45'45'' W)
Capital City Airport, PA
(Lat. 40[deg]13'02'' N, long. 076[deg]51'05'' W)
Boundaries
Area A. That airspace extending upward from the surface to and
including 4,400 feet MSL bounded by a line beginning at lat.
40[deg]12'23'' N, long. 076[deg]48'37'' W; thence direct to the
intersection of the Capital City
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Airport's 106[deg] bearing and 1.5-mile radius, thence
counterclockwise along the Capital City Airport's 1.5-mile radius to
the Harrisburg International Airport's 5-mile radius, thence
clockwise along the Harrisburg International Airport's 5-mile radius
to the intersection of the 5-mile radius and a line bearing 191[deg]
from a point at lat. 40[deg]12'23'' N, long. 076[deg]48'37'' W;
thence direct to the point of beginning.
Area B. That airspace extending upward from 1,600 feet MSL to
and including 4,400 feet MSL extending from the Harrisburg
International Airport's 5-mile radius, and within 3.5 miles each
side of the Harrisburg International Airport's 117[deg] bearing to
the Harrisburg International Airport's 10-mile radius southeast of
the Harrisburg International Airport.
Area C. That airspace extending upward from 1,600 feet MSL to
and including 4,400 feet MSL bounded by a line beginning at the
intersection of the Capital City Airport's 106[deg] bearing and 1.5-
mile radius direct to lat. 40[deg]14'13'' N, long. 076[deg]53'23''
W, direct to lat. 40[deg]14'12'' N, long. 076[deg]56'05'' W; thence
direct to lat. 40[deg]14'12'' N, long. 076[deg]58'22'' W; thence
clockwise along the Harrisburg International Airport's 10-mile
radius to lat. 40[deg]18'58'' N, long. 076[deg]54'35'' W; thence
direct to the Harrisburg International Airport's 341[deg] bearing
and the Harrisburg International Airport's 5-mile radius, thence
counterclockwise along the Harrisburg International Airport's 5-mile
radius to the intersection of the Capital City Airport's 1.5-mile
radius, thence clockwise along the Capital City Airport's 1.5-mile
radius to the point of beginning.
Area D. That airspace extending upward from 2,100 feet MSL to
and including 4,400 feet MSL, within an area bounded by a line
beginning at lat. 40[deg]14'12'' N, long 076[deg]58'22'' W; thence
direct to lat. 40[deg]14'11'' N, long. 077[deg]05'03'' W; thence
clockwise along the Harrisburg International Airport's 15-mile
radius to the intersection of the Harrisburg International Airport's
325[deg] bearing; thence direct to the intersection of Harrisburg
International Airport's 089[deg] bearing and the Harrisburg
International Airport's 15-mile radius, thence clockwise along the
airport's 15-mile radius to the intersection of the Harrisburg
International Airport's 113[deg] bearing; thence direct to lat.
40[deg]01'45'' N, long. 076[deg]40'43'' W; thence direct to lat.
40[deg]05'32'' N, long. 076[deg]50'21'' W; thence direct to lat.
40[deg]12'23'' N, long. 076[deg]48'37'' W; thence direct to lat.
40[deg]12'37'' N, long. 076[deg]49'12'' W; thence direct to lat.
40[deg]14'13'' N, long. 076[deg]53'23'' W; thence direct to lat.
40[deg]14'12'' N, long. 076[deg]56'05'' W; thence to the point of
beginning; excluding that airspace contained in Areas A, B, and C.
Area E. That airspace extending upward from 2,600 feet MSL to
and including 4,400 feet MSL bounded by a line beginning at lat.
40[deg]12'23'' N, long. 076[deg]48'37'' W; thence direct to lat.
40[deg]05'32'' N, long. 076[deg]50'21'' W; thence direct to the
Harrisburg International Airport's 269[deg] bearing and Harrisburg
International Airport's 15-mile radius, thence clockwise along the
Harrisburg International Airport's 15-mile radius to lat.
40[deg]14'11'' N, long. 077[deg]05'03'' W; thence direct to lat.
40[deg]14'12'' N, long. 076[deg]58'22'' W; thence direct to lat.
40[deg]14'12'' N, long. 076[deg]56'05'' W; thence direct to lat.
40[deg]14'13'' N, long. 076[deg]53'23'' W; thence direct to lat.
40[deg]12'37'' N, long. 076[deg]49'12'' W; thence direct to the
point of beginning.
Area F. That airspace extending upward from 2,600 feet MSL to
and including 4,400 feet MSL bounded by a line beginning at the
intersection of the Harrisburg International Airport's 113[deg]
bearing and the airport's 15-mile radius; thence clockwise along the
Harrisburg International Airport's 15-mile radius to the
intersection of the airports 145[deg] bearing and the airport's 15-
mile radius; thence direct to lat. 40[deg]01'45'' N, long.
076[deg]40'43'' W; thence direct to the point of beginning.
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Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace
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AEA PA D Harrisburg International Airport, PA [Removed]
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Issued in Washington, DC, on May 9, 2024.
Frank Lias,
Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2024-10612 Filed 5-16-24; 8:45 am]
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