[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 227 (Friday, November 25, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 85135-85137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28284]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-8827; Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-12]


Amendment of Amendment of Class D and E Airspace for the 
Following Texas Towns; Georgetown, TX; Corpus Christi, TX; Dallas/Fort 
Worth, TX; Gainesville, TX; Graford, TX; Hebbronville, TX; and Jasper, 
TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D airspace at Georgetown Municipal 
Airport, Georgetown, TX, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface at Rockport Aransas County Airport, Corpus 
Christi, TX; Lancaster Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Gainesville 
Municipal Airport, Gainesville, TX; Georgetown Municipal Airport, 
Georgetown, TX; (Hebbronville, TX) O.S. Wyatt Airport, Realitos, TX; 
and Jasper County-Bell Field, Jasper, TX. Decommissioning of non-
directional radio beacons (NDB), cancellation of NDB approaches, and 
implementation of area navigation (RNAV) procedures have made this 
action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations at the above airports. This action also updates 
the geographic coordinates for Corpus Christi International Airport; 
the Corpus Christi VORTAC; Aransas County Airport, Rockport, TX; Nueces 
County Airport, Robstown, TX; Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, 
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; McKinney National Airport, McKinney, TX; 
Lancaster Airport; Bourland Field Airport, Fort Worth, TX; Jasper 
County-Bell Field; and Alfred C. `Bubba' Thomas (formerly San Patricio 
County Airport), Sinton, TX, to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database. Also, the names of McCampbell-Porter Airport (formerly T.P. 
McCampbell Airport); McKinney National Airport (formerly Collin County 
Regional Airport); Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport (formerly 
Rockwall Municipal Airport); and Alfred C. `Bubba' Thomas (formerly San 
Patricio County Airport) are being updated to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 2, 2017. The Director of the Federal 
Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1, 
Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of 
FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can 
contact the Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20591; telephone: 202-267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the 
availability of FAA Order 7400.11A at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to 
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711.

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 
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 Class D airspace at Georgetown Municipal Airport, 
Georgetown, TX; and modifies Class E airspace extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface at Rockport Aransas County Airport, Corpus 
Christi, TX; Lancaster Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Gainesville 
Municipal Airport, Gainesville, TX; Georgetown Municipal Airport, 
Georgetown, TX; O.S. Wyatt Airport, Realitos, TX; Jasper County-Bell 
Field, Jasper, TX.

History

    On September 8, 2016, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), (81 FR 62041) Docket No. FAA-
2016-8827, to modify Class D airspace at Georgetown Municipal Airport, 
Georgetown, TX; and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface at Rockport Aransas County Airport, Corpus Christi, 
TX; Lancaster Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Gainesville Municipal 
Airport, Gainesville, TX; Georgetown Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX; 
O.S. Wyatt Airport, Realitos, TX; Jasper County-Bell Field, Jasper, TX.
    Subsequent to publication, the FAA discovered that the geographic 
coordinates for and name of San Patricio County Airport, Sinton, TX, 
were updated to Alfred C. `Bubba' Thomas Airport, Sinton, TX. Also 
updated subsequent to publication were the geographic coordinates for 
Corpus Christi International Airport, Corpus Christi, TX. These have 
been updated in this action to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
effort by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No 
comments were received.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph 
5000, 6002, 6003, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11A, dated 
August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 2016, which is incorporated 
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 
2016. FAA Order 7400.11A is publicly available as listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists Class A, 
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

The Rule

    This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 modifies:

Class D airspace within a 4.1-mile radius (reduced from a 5-mile 
radius) of Georgetown Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX;
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at 
Corpus Christi, TX;
Within a 6.6-mile radius (reduced from a 7.6-mile radius) of Aransas 
County Airport, Rockport, TX, with

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extensions to the north of the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 10 
miles, to the southeast of the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 10 
miles, to the south of the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 10 
miles, and to the northwest of the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 
10 miles, and updating the geographic coordinates of Corpus Christi 
International Airport (also located in Class E extension airspace), 
Nueces County Airport, Robstown, TX, and the name of McCampbell-Porter 
Airport (formerly T.P. McCampbell Airport) to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database. The geographic coordinates for the Corpus 
Christi VORTAC, and the geographic coordinates and name of Alfred C. 
`Bubba' Thomas (formerly San Patricio County Airport), listed for 
Sinton, TX, are also updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database.
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at 
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX;
Within a 6.6-mile radius (increased from a 6.5-mile radius) of the 
Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, TX, with an extension southeast of the 
airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.2 miles and updating the 
geographic coordinates of the airport;
By updating the geographic coordinates of Dallas/Fort Worth 
International Airport, McKinney National Airport, and Bourland Field 
Airport, and the names of McKinney National Airport (formerly Collin 
County Regional Airport) and Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport 
(formerly Rockwall Municipal Airport) to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database;
By removing the 10.4-mile segment extending from the 6.6-mile radius of 
Gainesville Municipal Airport, Gainesville, TX;
Within a 6.6-mile radius (increased from a 6.5-mile radius) of 
Georgetown Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX, with extensions to the 
northwest of the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.8 miles, and to 
the north of the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 10.4 miles.
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at 
Hebbronville, TX; Within a 6.5-mile radius (reduced from a 6.9-mile 
radius) of O.S. Wyatt Airport, Realitos, TX;
And within a 6.6-mile radius (increased from a 6.5-mile radius) of 
Jasper County-Bell Field, Jasper, TX, with an extension to the north of 
the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 6.7 miles, and updating the 
geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database.

    Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of 
NDBs, cancellation of NDB approaches, and implementation of RNAV 
procedures at these airports for the safety and management of the 
standard instrument approach procedures for IFR operations at the 
airports.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is 
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative 
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' 
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under 
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation 
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter 
that only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the 
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical 
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance 
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and 
Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5.a. This airspace action is not expected 
to cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no 
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an 
environmental assessment.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of 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 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 7400.11A, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and 
effective September 15, 2016, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

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ASW TX D Georgetown, TX [Amended]

Georgetown Municipal Airport, Texas
    (Lat. 30[deg]40'44'' N., long. 97[deg]40'46'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,300 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of Georgetown Municipal 
Airport. This Class D airspace is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

* * * * *

ASW TX E2 Rockport, TX [Amended]

Aransas County Airport, TX
    (Lat. 28[deg]05'10'' N., long. 97[deg]02'37'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.1-
mile radius of Aransas County Airport.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6003 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension.

* * * * *

ASW TX E3 Corpus Christi, TX [Amended]

Corpus Christi International Airport, TX
    (Lat. 27[deg]46'20'' N., long. 97[deg]30'09'' W.)
Corpus Christi VORTAC
    (Lat. 27[deg]54'14'' N., long. 97[deg]26'42'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.3 miles 
each side of the 200[deg] radial of the Corpus Christi VORTAC 
extending from a 5-mile radius of Corpus Christi International 
Airport to 6.4 miles north of the airport.
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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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ASW TX E5 Corpus Christi, TX [Amended]

Corpus Christi International Airport, TX
    (Lat. 27[deg]46'20'' N., long. 97[deg]30'09'' W.)
Corpus Christi NAS/Truax Field, TX
    (Lat. 27[deg]41'34'' N., long. 97[deg]17'25'' W.)
Port Aransas, Mustang Beach Airport, TX
    (Lat. 27[deg]48'43'' N., long. 97[deg]05'20'' W.)
Rockport, San Jose Island Airport, TX
    (Lat. 27[deg]56'40'' N., long. 96[deg]59'06'' W.)
Rockport, Aransas County Airport, TX
    (Lat. 28[deg]05'10'' N., long. 97[deg]02'37'' W.)
Ingleside, McCampbell-Porter Airport, TX
    (Lat. 27[deg]54'47'' N., long. 97[deg]12'41'' W.)
Robstown, Nueces County Airport, TX
    (Lat. 27[deg]46'41'' N., long. 97[deg]41'24'' W.)

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Corpus Christi VORTAC, TX
    (Lat. 27[deg]54'14'' N., long. 97[deg]26'42'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.5-mile radius of Corpus Christi International Airport and 
within 1.4 miles each side of the 200[deg] radial of the Corpus 
Christi VORTAC extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 8.5 miles north 
of the airport, and within 1.5 miles each side of the 316[deg] 
bearing from Corpus Christi International Airport extending from the 
7.5-mile radius to 10.1 miles northwest of the airport, and within 2 
miles each side of the 179[deg] bearing from Corpus Christi 
International Airport extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 14 miles 
south of the airport, and within an 8.8-mile radius of Corpus 
Christi NAS/Truax Field, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Mustang 
Beach Airport, and within a 6.4-mile radius of McCampbell-Porter 
Airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Nueces County Airport, and 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Aransas County Airport, and within 2 
miles each side of the 010[deg] bearing from the Aransas County 
Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 10 miles north of the 
airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 145[deg] bearing from 
the Aransas County Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 10 
miles southeast of the airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 
190[deg] bearing from the Aransas County Airport extending from the 
6.6-mile radius to 10 miles south of the airport, and within 2 miles 
each side of the 325[deg] bearing from the Aransas County Airport 
extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 10 miles northwest of the 
airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius of San Jose Island Airport, 
and within 8 miles west and 4 miles east of the 327[deg] bearing 
from the San Jose Island Airport extending from the airport to 20 
miles northwest of the airport, and within 8 miles east and 4 miles 
west of the 147[deg] bearing from San Jose Island Airport extending 
from the airport to 16 miles southeast of the airport, excluding 
that portion more than 12 miles from and parallel to the shoreline.
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ASW TX E5 Dallas/Fort Worth, TX [Amended]

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32[deg]53'50'' N., long. 97[deg]02'16'' W.)
McKinney, McKinney National Airport, TX
    (Lat. 33[deg]10'37'' N., long. 96[deg]35'20'' W.)
Rockwall, Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32[deg]55'50'' N., long. 96[deg]26'08'' W.)
Mesquite, Mesquite Metro Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32[deg]44'49'' N., long. 96[deg]31'50'' W.)
Mesquite NDB
    (Lat. 32[deg]48'34'' N., long. 96[deg]31'45'' W.)
Mesquite Metro ILS Localizer
    (Lat. 32[deg]44'03'' N., long. 96[deg]31'50'' W.)
Lancaster, Lancaster Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32[deg]34'39'' N., long. 96[deg]43'03'' W.)
Point of Origin
    (Lat. 32[deg]51'57'' N., long. 97[deg]01'41'' W.)
Fort Worth, Fort Worth Spinks Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32[deg]33'55'' N., long. 97[deg]18'29'' W.)
Cleburne, Cleburne Regional Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32[deg]21'14'' N., long. 97[deg]26'02'' W.)
Fort Worth, Bourland Field Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32[deg]34'55'' N., long. 97[deg]35'27'' W.)
Granbury, Granbury Regional Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32[deg]26'40'' N., long. 97[deg]49'01'' W.)
Weatherford, Parker County Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32[deg]44'47'' N., long. 97[deg]40'57'' W.)
Bridgeport, Bridgeport Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 33[deg]10'31'' N., long. 97[deg]49'42'' W.)
Decatur, Decatur Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 33[deg]15'15'' N., long. 97[deg]34'50'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 30-mile radius of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, 
and within a 6.6-mile radius of McKinney National Airport, and 
within 1.8 miles each side of the 002[deg] bearing from McKinney 
National Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.2 miles 
north of the airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Ralph M. Hall/
Rockwall Municipal Airport, and within 1.6 miles each side of the 
010[deg] bearing from Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport 
extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 10.8 miles north of the 
airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius of Mesquite Metro Airport, and 
within 8 miles east and 4 miles west of the 001[deg] bearing from 
Mesquite NDB extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 19.7 miles north 
of the airport, and within 1.7 miles each side of the Mesquite Metro 
ILS Localizer south course extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 
11.1 miles south of the airport, and within a 6.6-mile radius of 
Lancaster Airport, and within 1.9 miles each side of the 140[deg] 
bearing from Lancaster Airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.2 miles 
southeast of the airport, and within 8 miles northeast and 4 miles 
southwest of the 144[deg] bearing from the Point of Origin extending 
from the 30-mile radius of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport 
to 35 miles southeast of the Point of Origin, and within a 6.5-mile 
radius of Fort Worth Spinks Airport, and within 8 miles east and 4 
miles west of the 178[deg] bearing from Fort Worth Spinks Airport 
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 21 miles south of the airport, 
and within a 6.9-mile radius of Cleburne Regional Airport, and 
within 3.6 miles each side of the 292[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 12.2 miles northwest of 
Cleburne Regional Airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius of Fort 
Worth's Bourland Field Airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of 
Granbury Regional Airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of 
Weatherford's Parker County Airport, and within 8 miles east and 4 
miles west of the 177[deg] bearing from Parker County Airport 
extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 21.4 miles south of the 
airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Bridgeport Municipal 
Airport, and within 1.6 miles each side of the 040[deg] bearing from 
Bridgeport Municipal Airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 
10.6 miles northeast of the airport, and within 4 miles each side of 
the 001[deg] bearing from Bridgeport Municipal Airport extending 
from the 6.3-mile radius to 10.7 miles north of the airport, and 
within a 6.3-mile radius of Decatur Municipal Airport, and within 
1.5 miles each side of the 263[deg] bearing from Decatur Municipal 
Airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 9.2 miles west of the 
airport.
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ASW TX E5 Gainesville, TX [Amended]

Gainesville Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 33[deg]39'08'' N., long. 97[deg]11'50'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Gainesville Municipal Airport.
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ASW TX E5 Georgetown, TX [Amended]

Georgetown Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 30[deg]40'44'' N., long. 97[deg]40'46'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Georgetown Municipal Airport, and within 
2.0 miles each side of the 301[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.8 miles northwest of the 
airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 004[deg] bearing from 
the airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 10.4 miles north 
of the airport.
* * * * *

ASW TX E5 Hebbronville, TX [Amended]

Hebbronville, Jim Hogg County Airport, TX
    (Lat. 27[deg]20'58'' N., long. 98[deg]44'13'' W.)
Realitos, O.S. Wyatt Airport, TX
    (Lat. 27[deg]25'18'' N., long. 98[deg]36'16'' W.)
Hebbronville NDB
    (Lat. 27[deg]21'14'' N., long. 98[deg]44'39'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Jim Hogg County Airport and within 2.5 
miles each side of the 325[deg] bearing from the Hebbronville NDB 
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.5 miles northwest of the 
airport and within a 6.5-mile radius of O.S. Wyatt Airport.
* * * * *

ASW TX E5 Jasper, TX [Amended]

Jasper, Jasper County-Bell Field, TX
    (Lat. 30[deg]53'09'' N., long. 94[deg]02'06'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Jasper County-Bell Field and within 1.6 
miles each side of the 001[deg] bearing from the airport from the 
6.6-mile radius to 6.7 miles north of the airport.
* * * * *

ASW TX E5 Sinton, TX [Amended]

Alfred C. `Bubba' Thomas Airport, TX
    (Lat. 28[deg]02'19'' N., long. 97[deg]32'33'' W.)
Corpus Christi VORTAC
    (Lat. 27[deg]54'14'' N., long. 97[deg]26'42'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Alfred C. `Bubba' Thomas Airport and 
within 1.3 miles each side of the 328[deg] radial of the Corpus 
Christi VORTAC extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 9.6 miles 
southeast of the airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 16, 2016.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-28284 Filed 11-23-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P