[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 157 (Monday, August 18, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 40048-40049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15643]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71


Proposed Establishment of Class C Airspace at Wilmington 
International Airport, NC; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This document announces a fact-finding informal airspace 
meeting regarding a plan to establish Class C airspace at Wilmington 
International Airport, NC (KILM). The purpose of the meeting is to 
solicit aeronautical comments on the proposal's effects on local 
aviation operations. All comments received during the meeting, and the 
subsequent comment period, will be considered prior to the issuance of 
a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

DATES: The meeting will be held virtually on October 1, 2025, from 5:00 
p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Comments must be received on or 
before October 31, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Comments: Send comments on the proposal to: Matthew 
Cathcart, Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, 
Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation Administration, 1701 
Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; or via email to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clayton Smith, Acting Air Traffic 
Manager, Wilmington Airport Traffic Control Tower, 2220 Control Tower 
Drive, Wilmington, NC 28405-8895. Telephone Number 910-815-4642, Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Procedures

    The meeting will provide interested parties an opportunity to 
present views, recommendations, and comments on the proposed airspace. 
This will be a virtual informal airspace meeting using the Zoom 
teleconferencing tool. The meeting will also be recorded and available 
to watch on the FAA YouTube channel.
    (a) Registration: To attend the meeting, the public can register 
here: https://airportnetwork.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OOInhwMFT4KDHTL1t9tS2Q#/registration.
    (b) The meeting will be informal in nature and will be conducted by 
one or more representatives of the FAA Eastern Service Area. A 
representative from the FAA will present a briefing on the planned 
airspace.
    (c) Each participant will be given an opportunity to deliver 
comments or make a presentation, although a time limit may be imposed 
to accommodate closing times. Only comments concerning the plan to 
establish the Wilmington International Airport Class C airspace area 
will be accepted.
    (d) Each person wishing to make a presentation will be asked to 
note their intent when registering for the meeting so those time frames 
can be established. This meeting will not be adjourned until everyone 
registered to speak has had an opportunity to address the panel. This 
meeting may be adjourned at any time if all persons present have had an 
opportunity to speak.
    (e) This meeting will be formally recorded and available on the FAA 
YouTube channel. A summary of the comments made at the meeting will be 
filed in the rulemaking docket.
    Information gathered through this meeting will assist the FAA in 
drafting an NPRM that would be published in the Federal Register. The 
public will be afforded the opportunity to comment on any NPRM 
published on this matter.
    A graphic depiction of the proposed airspace modifications may be 
viewed at the following URL: www.faa.gov/go/wilmington.

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Agenda for the Meeting

 Presentation of Meeting Procedures
 Informal Presentation of the proposed Class C Airspace area
 Public Presentations
 Discussions and Questions
 Closing Comments

(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)

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2025.
Brian Eric Konie,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2025-15643 Filed 8-15-25; 8:45 am]
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