FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: AMENDMENT OF CLASS D, CLASS E2, CLASS E4 AND CLASS E5 AIRSPACE OVER PATUXENT RIVER, MD

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule called: Amendment of Class D, Class E2, Class E4 and Class E5 Airspace Over Patuxent River, MD.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 19 by Patrick Young, Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team North, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic Organization.

Summary: This action amends Class D, Class E2, Class E4, and Class E5 airspace at Patuxent River Naval Air Station (NAS) (Trapnell Field), Patuxent River, MD. The previously designated controlled airspace did not properly contain instrument flight rule (IFR) operations, which require controlled airspace. The geographic coordinates for Patuxent River NAS (Trapnell Field) are updated in the airspace legal des...