[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 143 (Friday, July 24, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44689-44692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15946]


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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


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: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class D airspace and Class E surface 
airspace at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH, and Wilmington Air Park, 
Wilmington, OH; revokes the Class E airspace designated as an extension 
to Class D and Class E surface area at Wilmington Air Park; amends the 
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at 
multiple Ohio airports; and establishes Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Springfield-Beckley Municipal 
Airport, Springfield, OH. This action is the result of airspace reviews 
caused by the decommissioning of the Springfield VHF omnidirectional 
range (VOR) navigation aid as part of the VOR Minimum Operational 
Network (MON) Program, and the decommissioning of the Springfield 
localizer and glideslope at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport. The 
names and geographic coordinates of multiple Ohio airports are also 
being updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, November 5, 2020. 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 7400.11D, 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

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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 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 amends the Class D airspace and Class E surface airspace at 
Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH, and Wilmington Air Park, Wilmington, 
OH; revokes the Class E airspace designated as an extension to Class D 
and Class E surface area at Wilmington Air Park; amends 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 
establishes 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.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 
Register (85 FR 27334; May 8, 2020) for Docket No. FAA-2020-0396 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; 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. 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, 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.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends 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 Rule

    This amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71:
    Amends 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; adds 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; adds 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; updates the header 
of the airspace legal description to Dayton, OH, (previously Dayton, 
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH) to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database; removes the city name associated with the airport to comply 
with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M, Procedures for Handling Airspace 
Matters; and replaces the outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' 
with ``Chart Supplement;''
    Amends the Class D airspace to within a 4.5-mile (increased from a 
4.2-mile) radius of Wilmington Air Park, Wilmington, OH; removes the 
cities associated with the airports in the airspace legal description 
to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M; and replaces the outdated 
term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart Supplement;''
    Amends 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; adds 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; adds 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; updates the header of the airspace legal description to 
Dayton, OH, (previously Dayton, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH) to coincide 
with the FAA's aeronautical database; removes the city name associated 
with the airport to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M; and 
replaces the outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart 
Supplement;''
    Amends the Class E surface airspace to within a 4.5-mile (increased 
from a 4.2-mile) radius of Wilmington Air Park, Wilmington, OH; removes 
the extensions southwest and northeast of the airport, as they are no 
longer needed; removes the cities associated with the airports in the 
airspace legal description to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M; 
and replaces the outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with 
``Chart Supplement;''
    Removes 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;
    Amends 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; updates the header of the 
airspace legal description to Dayton, OH, (previously Phillipsburg, OH) 
to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; and removes the 
exclusionary language, as it is no longer required;
    Amends the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above

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the surface to within a 6.5-mile (decreased from a 6.6-mile) radius at 
Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport, Dayton, OH; removes the extension 
northeast of the airport associated with the Runway 20 Localizer, as it 
is no longer required; removes the exclusionary language, as it is no 
longer required; adds 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 updates the name 
and the geographic coordinates of Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport 
(previously Dayton General Airport South) to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database;
    Amends 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; removes 
the extension northeast of the airport, as it is no longer needed; adds 
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; removes the exclusionary language, as it is no longer 
required; updates the header of the airspace legal description to 
Dayton, OH, (previously Dayton, Greene County Airport, OH) to coincide 
with the FAA's aeronautical database; removes the city associated with 
the airport to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M; and updates 
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;
    Amends 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 replaces 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;
    Establishes 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;
    Amends 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; removes the city associated with the airport 
to comply with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M; updates the geographic 
coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database; and removes the exclusionary language, as it is no longer 
needed;
    And amends 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 adds 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 removes the city 
associated with the airport to comply with changes to FAA Order 
7400.2M.
    Subsequent to publication of the NPRM, the FAA discovered that the 
geographic coordinates of the Onida NDB contained in the Dayton-Wright 
Brothers Airport, Dayton, OH, Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface airspace legal description were incorrect. 
They have been corrected in this action.
    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.
    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 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 7400.11D, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and 
effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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AGL OH D Dayton, OH [Amended]

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


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    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 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.
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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.

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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.
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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.

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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.

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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]19'25'' 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.
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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.
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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 July 20, 2020.
Martin A. Skinner,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
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