[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 90 (Friday, May 8, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 27334-27337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09822]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0396; Airspace Docket No. 20-AGL-21]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, Revocation of 
Class E Airspace, and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Multiple Ohio 
Towns

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class D airspace and Class E 
surface airspace at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH, and Wilmington 
Air Park, Wilmington, OH; revoke the Class E airspace designated as an 
extension to Class D and Class E surface area at Wilmington Air Park; 
and amend the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface at Dayton-Phillipsburg Airport, Dayton, OH; Dayton-Wright 
Brothers Airport, Dayton, OH; Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional 
Airport, Dayton, OH; James M. Cox Dayton International Airport, Dayton, 
OH; Wright-Patterson AFB; Grimes Field, Urbana, OH; and Wilmington Air 
Park; and establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, 
Springfield, OH. The FAA is proposing this action as the result of 
airspace reviews caused by the decommissioning of the Springfield VHF 
omnidirectional range (VOR) navigation aid, which provided navigation 
information for the instrument procedures these airports, as part of 
the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program, and the 
decommissioning of the Springfield localizer and glideslope which 
provided navigation information for the instrument procedures at 
Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport. The names of Dayton-Phillipsburg 
Airport, Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport, and Greene County-Lewis A. 
Jackson Regional Airport, and the geographic coordinates of Wright 
Patterson AFB, Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport, Greene County-Lewis A. 
Jackson Regional Airport, and Grimes Field would also be updated to 
coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 22, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone 
(202) 366-9826, or (800) 647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2020-0396/Airspace Docket No. 20-AGL-21, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the 
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in 
the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except federal holidays.
    FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and 
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://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 7400.11D at NARA, email [email protected] 
or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

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

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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 would amend the Class D airspace and Class E surface 
airspace at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH, and Wilmington Air Park, 
Wilmington, OH; revoke the Class E airspace designated as an extension 
to Class D and Class E surface area at Wilmington Air Park; and amend 
the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
at Dayton-Phillipsburg Airport, Dayton, OH; Dayton-Wright Brothers 
Airport, Dayton, OH; Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport, 
Dayton, OH; James M. Cox Dayton International Airport, Dayton, OH; 
Wright-Patterson AFB; Grimes Field, Urbana, OH; and Wilmington Air 
Park; and establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, 
Springfield, OH, to support instrument flight rule operations at these 
airports.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as 
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to 
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with 
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2020-0396/
Airspace Docket No. 20-AGL-21.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received before the specified closing date for 
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. 
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the 
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact 
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
internet at https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number) 
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours at the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and effective 
September 15, 2019. FAA Order 7400.11D is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11D lists 
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by:
    Amending the Class D airspace at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH, 
by removing the Patterson VORTAC and the associated extension as they 
are no longer required; adding an extension 1.2 miles each side of the 
046[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4.6-mile radius to 
5.2 miles northeast of the airport; adding an extension 1.2 miles each 
side of the 228[deg] bearing form the airport extending from the 4.6-
mile radius to 4.8 miles southwest of the airport; updating the header 
of the airspace legal description to Dayton, OH, (previously Dayton, 
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH) to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database; removing the city name associated with the airport to comply 
with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M, Procedures for Handling Airspace 
Matters; and replacing the outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' 
with ``Chart Supplement;''
    Amending the Class D airspace to within a 4.5-mile (increased from 
a 4.2-mile) radius of Wilmington Air Park, Wilmington, OH; removing the 
cities associated with the airports in the airspace legal description 
to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M; and replacing the outdated 
term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement;''
    Amending the Class E surface airspace at Wright-Patterson AFB, 
Dayton, OH, by removing the Patterson VORTAC and the associated 
extension as they are no longer required; adding an extension 1.2 miles 
each side of the 046[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 
4.6-mile radius to 5.2 miles northeast of the airport; adding an 
extension 1.2 miles each side of the 228[deg] bearing form the airport 
extending from the 4.6-mile radius to 4.8 miles southwest of the 
airport; updating the header of the airspace legal description to 
Dayton, OH, (previously Dayton, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH) to coincide 
with the FAA's aeronautical database; removing the city name associated 
with the airport to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M; and 
replacing the outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart 
Supplement;''
    Amending the Class E surface airspace to within a 4.5-mile 
(increased from a 4.2-mile) radius of Wilmington Air Park, Wilmington, 
OH; removing the extensions southwest and northeast of the airport as 
they are no longer needed; removing the cities associated with the 
airports in the airspace legal description to comply with changes to 
FAA Order 7400.2M; and replacing the outdated term ``Airport/Facility 
Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement;''
    Removing the Class E airspace designated as an extension to Class D 
and Class E surface areas at Wilmington Air Park, Wilmington, OH, as it 
is no longer needed;
    Amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface at Dayton-Phillipsburg Airport (previously Phillipsburg 
Airport), Dayton, OH by updating the name of the airport to coincide 
with the FAA's aeronautical database; updating the header of the 
airspace legal description to Dayton, OH, (previously Phillipsburg, OH) 
to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; and removing the 
exclusionary language as it is no longer required;
    Amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface to within a 6.5-mile (decreased from a 6.6-mile) radius at 
Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport,

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Dayton, OH; removing the extension northeast of the airport associated 
with the Runway 20 Localizer as it is no longer required; removing the 
exclusionary language as it is no longer required; adding an extension 
within 1.6 miles each side of the 261[deg] bearing from the Onida NDB 
extending from the 6.5-mile radius of the airport to 9.1 miles west of 
the airport; and updating the name and the geographic coordinates of 
Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport (previously Dayton General Airport 
South) to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database;
    Amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface to within a 6.5-mile (increased from a 6.3-mile) radius at 
Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport, Dayton, OH; removing 
the extension northeast of the airport as it is no longer needed; 
adding an extension within 1 mile each side of the 243[deg] bearing 
from the airport extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 8.1 miles 
southwest of the airport; removing the exclusionary language as it is 
no longer required; updating the header of the airspace legal 
description to Dayton, OH, (previously Dayton, Greene County Airport, 
OH) to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; removing the city 
associated with the airport to comply with changes to FAA Order 
7400.2M; and updating the name and geographic coordinates of the Greene 
County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport (previously Greene County 
Airport) to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database;
    Amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface at Dayton, OH, by removing the bounded area of ``. . . 
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 39[deg]59'00'' N, long. 
83[deg]40'00'' W; to lat 39[deg]55'00'' N, long. 83[deg]37'00'' W; to 
lat. 39[deg]45'00'' N, long. 83[deg]43'00'' W; to lat. 39[deg]39'00'' 
N, long. 84[deg]07'00'' W; to lat. 39[deg]45'00'' N, long. 
84[deg]24'00'' W; to lat. 39[deg]49'00'' N, long. 84[deg]27'00'' W; to 
lat. 40[deg]04'06'' N, long. 84[deg]17'45'' W; to the point of 
beginning'' and replacing it as follows: within a 7.5-mile radius of 
James M. Cox Dayton International Airport, Dayton, OH; and within 3 
miles each side of the 235[deg] bearing from James M. Cox Dayton 
International Airport: RWY 24R-LOC extending from the 7.5-mile radius 
of James M. Cox Dayton International Airport to 13.2 miles southwest of 
the James M. Cox Dayton International Airport: RWY 24R-LOC; and within 
a 7.1-mile radius of Wright Patterson-AFB, Dayton, OH;
    Establishing Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface within a 6.9-mile radius of Springfield-Beckley Municipal 
Airport, Springfield, OH (This airspace was previously covered by the 
Dayton, OH, Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface, but the airspace legal descriptions are being separated to 
comply with FAA Order 7400.2M and the FAA's aeronautical database.); 
and within 4 miles each side of the 056[deg] bearing from the Clark 
County NDB extending from the 6.9-mile radius of the airport to 10.7 
miles northeast of the Clark County NDB;
    Amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface within a 6.5-mile (decreased from an 8.2-mile) radius of 
Grimes Field, Urbana, OH; removing the city associated with the airport 
to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M; updating the geographic 
coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database; and removing the exclusionary language as it is no longer 
needed;
    And amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface at Wilmington Air Park by removing the Midwest VOR/
DME and associated extensions from the airspace legal description as 
they are no longer needed; and adding an extension within 4 miles each 
side of the 037[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 7-mile 
radius to 10.3 miles northeast of the airport; and removing the city 
associated with the airport to comply with changes to FAA Order 
7400.2M.
    This action is the result of airspace reviews caused by the 
decommissioning of the Springfield VOR, which provided navigation 
information for the instrument procedures at these airports, as part of 
the VOR MON Program, and the decommissioning of the Springfield 
localizer and glideslope which provided navigation information for the 
instrument procedures at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph 
5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively of FAA Order 7400.11D, dated 
August 8, 2019, and effective September 15, 2019, 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.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

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 will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule, when promulgated, would not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 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

0
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]

0
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11D, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and 
effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

AGL OH D Dayton, OH [Amended]

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]49'33'' N, long. 84[deg]02'46'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,400 feet MSL within a 4.6-mile radius of Wright-Patterson AFB, and 
within 1.2 miles each side of the 046[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 4.6-mile radius to 5.2 miles northeast of the 
airport, and within 1.2 miles each side of the 228[deg] bearing from 
the airport extending

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from the 4.6-mile radius to 4.8 miles southwest of the airport 
excluding that airspace within the Dayton, James M. Cox-Dayton 
International Airport, OH, Class C airspace area. This Class D 
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Chart 
Supplement.
* * * * *

AGL OH D Wilmington, OH [Amended]

Wilmington Air Park, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]25'41'' N, long. 083[deg]47'32'' W)
Hollister Field Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]26'15'' N, long. 083[deg]42'30'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,600 feet MSL within a 4.5-mile radius of the Wilmington Air Park, 
excluding that portion of airspace within a 1-mile radius of 
Hollister Field Airport. This Class D airspace area 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 Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface Area.

* * * * *

AGL OH E2 Dayton, OH [Amended]

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]49'33'' N, long. 84[deg]02'46'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,400 feet MSL within a 4.6-mile radius of Wright-Patterson AFB, and 
within 1.2 miles each side of the 046[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 4.6-mile radius to 5.2 miles northeast of the 
airport, and within 1.2 miles each side of the 228[deg] bearing from 
the airport extending from the 4.6-mile radius to 4.8 miles 
southwest of the airport excluding that airspace within the Dayton, 
James M. Cox-Dayton International Airport, OH, Class C airspace 
area. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Chart Supplement.
* * * * *

AGL OH E2 Wilmington, OH [Amended]

Wilmington Air Park, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]25'41'' N, long. 083[deg]47'32'' W)
Hollister Field Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]26'15'' N, long. 083[deg]42'30'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,600 feet MSL within a 4.5-mile radius of the Wilmington Air Park, 
excluding that portion of airspace within a 1-mile radius of 
Hollister Field Airport. This Class E airspace area 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 Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to 
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.

* * * * *

AGL OH E4 Wilmington, OH [Removed]

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

AGL OH E5 Dayton, OH [Amended]

Dayton-Phillipsburg Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]54'48'' N, long. 84[deg]24'01'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.2-mile radius of the Dayton-Phillipsburg Airport.

AGL OH E5 Dayton, OH [Amended]

Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]35'20'' N, long. 84[deg]13'30'' W)
Onida NDB
    (Lat. 39[deg]34'41'' N, long. 84[deg]19'24'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport, and 
within 1.6 miles each side of the 261[deg] bearing from the Onida 
NDB extending from the 6.5-mile radius of the airport to 9.1 miles 
west of the airport.

AGL OH E5 Dayton, OH [Amended]

Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]41'27'' N, long. 83[deg]59'34'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson 
Regional Airport, and within 1 mile either side of the 243[deg] 
bearing from the airport extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 8.1 
miles southwest of the airport.

AGL OH E5 Dayton, OH [Amended]

James M. Cox Dayton International Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]54'08'' N, long. 84[deg]13'10'' W)
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]49'33'' N, long. 84[deg]02'46'' W)
James M. Cox Dayton International Airport: RWY 24R-LOC
    (Lat. 39[deg]53'37'' N, long. 84[deg]14'57'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.5-mile radius of James M. Cox Dayton International 
Airport, and within 3 miles each side of the 235[deg] bearing from 
the James M. Cox Dayton International Airport: RWY 24R-LOC extending 
from the 7.5-mile radius of James M. Cox Dayton International 
Airport to 13.2 miles southwest of the James M. Cox Dayton 
International Airport: RWY 24R-LOC, and within a 7.1-mile radius of 
Wright Patterson AFB.
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AGL OH E5 Springfield, OH [Establish]

Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]50'25'' N, long. 83[deg]50'25'' W)
Clark County NDB
    (Lat. 39[deg]52'25'' N, long. 83[deg]46'46'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.9-mile radius of Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, 
and within 4 miles each side of the 056[deg] bearing from the Clark 
County NDB extending from the 6.9-mile radius of the Springfield-
Beckley Municipal Airport to 10.7 miles from the Clark County NDB.
* * * * *

AGL OH E5 Urbana, OH [Amended]

Grimes Field, OH
    (Lat. 40[deg]07'57'' N, long. 83[deg]45'15'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Grimes Field.
* * * * *

AGL OH E5 Wilmington, OH [Amended]

Wilmington Air Park, OH
    (Lat. 39[deg]25'41'' N, long. 083[deg]47'32'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of Wilmington Air Park, and within 4 miles 
each side of the 037[deg] bearing from the airport extending from 
the 7-mile radius to 10.3 miles northeast of the airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 4, 2020.
Steven T. Phillips,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2020-09822 Filed 5-7-20; 8:45 am]
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