WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule called: Amendment of Class E5 Airspace Over Elizabeth City, NC.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 17 by Patrick Young, Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team North, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic Organization.

Summary: This action amends Class E5 airspace over Elizabeth City, NC. This action adds Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius of Sentara Albemarle Medical Center Heliport. This addition of airspace is necessary because of new instrument approach procedures that have been developed for the heliport.

For more information, contact Marc Ellerbee, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service C...