[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 8732-8734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03629]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 97
[Docket No. 31649; Amdt. No. 4205]
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and
Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or removes Standard
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPS) and associated Takeoff Minimums
and Obstacle Departure procedures (ODPs) for operations at certain
airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption
of new or revised criteria, or because of changes occurring in the
National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational
facilities, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements.
These changes are designed to provide safe and efficient use of the
navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under
instrument flight rules at the affected airports.
DATES: This rule is effective February 24, 2026. The compliance date
for each SIAP, associated Takeoff Minimums, and ODP is specified in the
amendatory provisions. The incorporation by reference of certain
publications listed in the regulations is approved by the Director of
the Federal Register as of February 24, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Availability of matters incorporated by reference in the
amendment is as follows:
For Examination
1. U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Ops-M30. 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, West Bldg., Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
2. The FAA Air Traffic Organization Service Area in which the
affected airport is located;
3. The office of Aeronautical Information Services, 6500 South
MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169 or,
4. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this material at NARA, visit
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations or email
[email protected].
Availability
All SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs are available online free
of charge. Visit the National Flight Data Center at nfdc.faa.gov to
register. Additionally, individual SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP
copies may be obtained from the FAA Air Traffic Organization Service
Area in which the affected airport is located.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rune Duke, Manager (Acting), Standards
Section, Flight Procedures and Airspace Group, Aviation Safety, Federal
Aviation Administration. Mailing Address: FAA Mike Monroney
Aeronautical Center, Flight Procedures and Airspace Group, 6500 South
MacArthur Blvd., STB Annex, Bldg 26, Room 217, Oklahoma City, OK 73099.
Telephone (405) 954-1139.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule amends 14 CFR part 97 by
establishing, amending, suspending, or removes SIAPS, Takeoff Minimums
and/or ODPS. The complete regulatory description of each SIAP and its
associated Takeoff Minimums or ODP for an identified airport is listed
on FAA form documents which are incorporated by reference in this
amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14 CFR 97.20. The
applicable FAA Forms are 8260-3, 8260-4, 8260-5, 8260-15A,
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8260-15B, when required by an entry on 8260-15A, and 8260-15C.
The large number of SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, their complex
nature, and the need for a special format make publication in the
Federal Register expensive and impractical. Further, pilots do not use
the regulatory text of the SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums or ODPs, but instead
refer to their graphic depiction on charts printed by publishers of
aeronautical materials. Thus, the advantages of incorporation by
reference are realized and publication of the complete description of
each SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and ODP listed on FAA form documents is
unnecessary. This amendment provides the affected CFR sections and
specifies the types of SIAPS, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs with their
applicable effective dates. This amendment also identifies the airport
and its location, the procedure, and the amendment number.
Availability and Summary of Material Incorporated by Reference
The material incorporated by reference is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section.
The material incorporated by reference describes SIAPS, Takeoff
Minimums and/or ODPs as identified in the amendatory language for part
97 of this final rule.
The Rule
This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is effective upon publication of
each separate SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and ODP as amended in the
transmittal. Some SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and textual ODP amendments
may have been issued previously by the FAA in a Flight Data Center
(FDC) Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) as an emergency action of immediate
flights safety relating directly to published aeronautical charts.
The circumstances that created the need for some SIAP and Takeoff
Minimums and ODP amendments may require making them effective in less
than 30 days. For the remaining SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, an
effective date at least 30 days after publication is provided.
Further, the SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs contained in this
amendment are based on the criteria contained in the U.S. Standard for
Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS). In developing these SIAPs and
Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, the TERPS criteria were applied to the
conditions existing or anticipated at the affected airports. Because of
the close and immediate relationship between these SIAPs, Takeoff
Minimums and ODPs, and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and
public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and contrary
to the public interest and, where applicable, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d),
good cause exists for making some SIAPs effective in less than 30 days.
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.
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. For the same reason, the FAA
certifies that this amendment will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97
Air Traffic Control, Airports, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (Air).
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2026.
Rune Duke,
Manager (Acting), Standards Section, Flight Procedures and Airspace
Group, Flight Technologies & Procedures Division, Federal Aviation
Administration.
Adoption of The Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 14 CFR part
97 is amended by establishing, amending, suspending, or removing
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures and/or Takeoff Minimums and
Obstacle Departure Procedures effective at 0901 UTC on the dates
specified, as follows:
PART 97--STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES
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1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113,
40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 44721-44722.
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2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:
Effective 19 March 2026
San Jose, CA, SJC, ILS OR LOC RWY 12R, Amdt 9
Visalia, CA, VIS, ILS OR LOC RWY 30, Amdt 9B
Visalia, CA, VIS, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Amdt 2A
Visalia, CA, VIS, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Amdt 2A
Denver, CO, DEN, ILS OR LOC RWY 16L, Amdt 4
Denver, CO, DEN, ILS OR LOC RWY 16R, Amdt 2
Denver, CO, DEN, ILS OR LOC RWY 17L, Amdt 5
Denver, CO, DEN, ILS OR LOC RWY 17R, Amdt 4
Denver, CO, DEN, ILS OR LOC RWY 34L, ILS RWY 34L (SA CAT I), ILS RWY
34L (CAT II), ILS RWY 34L (CAT III), Amdt 3
Denver, CO, DEN, ILS OR LOC RWY 34R, ILS RWY 34R (SA CAT I), ILS RWY
34R (CAT II), ILS RWY 34R (CAT III), Amdt 4
Denver, CO, DEN, ILS OR LOC RWY 35L, ILS RWY 35L (SA CAT I), ILS RWY
35L (CAT II), ILS RWY 35L (CAT III), Amdt 6
Denver, CO, DEN, ILS OR LOC RWY 35R, ILS RWY 35R (SA CAT I), ILS RWY
35R (CAT II), ILS RWY 35R (CAT III), Amdt 4
Denver, CO, DEN, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 16L, Amdt 2
Denver, CO, DEN, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 16R, Amdt 3
Denver, CO, DEN, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 17L, Amdt 2
Denver, CO, DEN, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 17R, Amdt 2
Denver, CO, DEN, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 34L, Amdt 3
Denver, CO, DEN, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 34R, Amdt 3
Denver, CO, DEN, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 35L, Amdt 3
Denver, CO, DEN, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 35R, Amdt 3
Denver, CO, DEN, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 16L, Amdt 1
Denver, CO, DEN, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 16R, Amdt 2
Denver, CO, DEN, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 17L, Amdt 1
Denver, CO, DEN, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 17R, Amdt 1
Denver, CO, DEN, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 34L, Amdt 1
Denver, CO, DEN, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 34R, Amdt 1
Denver, CO, DEN, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 35L, Amdt 1
Denver, CO, DEN, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 35R, Amdt 1
Greencastle, IN, GPC, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 2A
South Bend, IN, SBN, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9L, Amdt 1E
South Bend, IN, SBN, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9R, Amdt 1E
South Bend, IN, SBN, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1F
Georgetown, KY, 27K, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Amdt 2C
Bastrop, LA, BQP, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Orig-C
Cumberland, MD, CBE, LOC/DME RWY 23, Amdt 7, CANCELED
Cumberland, MD, CBE, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Amdt 3, CANCELED
Cumberland, MD, CBE, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig
Cumberland, MD, CBE, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Amdt 1, CANCELED
Cumberland, MD, CBE, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Orig
Cumberland, MD, CBE, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig
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Cumberland, MD, CBE, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 7,
CANCELED
Augusta, ME, AUG, VOR RWY 35, Amdt 6D, CANCELED
Big Rapids, MI, RQB, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10, Orig
Big Rapids, MI, RQB, RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, Amdt 1
Big Rapids, MI, RQB, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 7
Sturgis, MI, IRS, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig-C
Sturgis, MI, IRS, RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Amdt 1E
Paynesville, MN, PEX, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Amdt 1D
Paynesville, MN, PEX, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Amdt 1D
Park River, ND, Y37, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Orig
Park River, ND, Y37, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig
Berlin, NH, BML, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1
Reno, NV, RNO, ILS OR LOC RWY 35L, Amdt 2
Reno, NV, RNO, RNAV (GPS) X RWY 35L, Amdt 3
Reno, NV, RNO, RNAV (GPS) X RWY 35R, Amdt 4
Reno, NV, RNO, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 35L, Amdt 2
Reno, NV, RNO, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 35R, Amdt 2
Reno, NV, RNO, RNAV (RNP) Y RWY 17L, Amdt 3
Reno, NV, RNO, RNAV (RNP) Y RWY 17R, Amdt 3
Reno, NV, RNO, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 17L, Amdt 3
Reno, NV, RNO, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 17R, Amdt 3
Reno, NV, RNO, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 35L, Amdt 2
Reno, NV, RNO, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 35R, Amdt 2
Athens/Albany, OH, UNI, RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, Amdt 2A
Athens/Albany, OH, UNI, RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, Amdt 2A
Portsmouth, OH, PMH, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig-B
Portsmouth, OH, PMH, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig-B
Lubbock, TX, LBB, ILS OR LOC RWY 26, Amdt 5
Seminole, TX, GNC, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1B
Highgate, VT, FSO, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 3
Highgate, VT, FSO, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 4
Highgate, VT, FSO, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2
Moses Lake, WA, MWH, ILS OR LOC RWY 32R, Amdt 20F
Moses Lake, WA, MWH, NDB RWY 32R, Amdt 17D
Moses Lake, WA, MWH, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 4, Amdt 1E
Moses Lake, WA, MWH, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 22, Amdt 1D
Moses Lake, WA, MWH, VOR RWY 4, Amdt 6D
Moses Lake, WA, MWH, VOR RWY 22, Amdt 5E
Moses Lake, WA, MWH, VOR RWY 32R, Amdt 20D
Wenatchee, WA, EAT, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 30, Amdt 1B
Hayward, WI, HYR, ILS OR LOC RWY 21, Orig-C
Hayward, WI, HYR, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig-G
Oshkosh, WI, OSH, ILS OR LOC RWY 36, Amdt 7D
Oshkosh, WI, OSH, LOC BC RWY 18, Amdt 7B
Oshkosh, WI, OSH, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 6A, CANCELED
Oshkosh, WI, OSH, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Amdt 1C
Oshkosh, WI, OSH, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1B
Oshkosh, WI, OSH, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Amdt 1B
Oshkosh, WI, OSH, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 2D
Oshkosh, WI, OSH, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2
Oshkosh, WI, OSH, VOR RWY 9, Amdt 10C
Oshkosh, WI, OSH, VOR RWY 18, Amdt 8C
Oshkosh, WI, OSH, VOR RWY 27, Amdt 5B
Oshkosh, WI, OSH, VOR RWY 36, Amdt 17B
RESCINDED: On February 5, 2026 (91 FR 5214), the FAA published
an Amendment in Docket No. 31647 Amdt No. 4203, to Part 97 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations under section 97.23. The following
entry for Augusta, ME, effective March 19, 2026, is hereby rescinded
in its entirety:
Augusta, ME, AUG, VOR RWY 35, Amdt 7
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