Federal Aviation Administration August 22, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This action amends Class D airspace and Class E surface airspace, and removes Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D surface area for Hudson Valley Regional Airport, Poughkeepsie, NY, as an airspace evaluation determined an update is necessary. This action updates the airport's name and removes Kingston VORTAC from the Class E surface airspace description, as well as replaces the term Airport/Facility Directory with Chart Supplement in the descriptions. This action enhances the safety and management of controlled airspace within the national airspace system.

This action amends the Class E airspace at Sturgeon Bay, WI. The geographic coordinates of the airport are being updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. This action does not change the airspace boundaries or operating requirements.

This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Raleigh, NC, due to the decommissioning of the Leevy non-directional beacon (NDB) and cancellation of associated approaches. In addition, Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class C surface area is amended by updating the airport geographic coordinates and updating the name of the Raleigh/Durham VORTAC. Also, Horace Williams Airport has been abandoned, and is no longer in need of controlled airspace. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations in the area.

This action amends the Class D and Class E airspace and establishes Class E airspace at Columbia, MO. This action is the result of a biennial airspace review. The geographic coordinates of the airport are also being updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.

This action amends RNAV route T-227 in the vicinity of Fairbanks, AK, in support of a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of Alaska.