FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: AMENDMENT OF CLASS D, CLASS E2, CLASS E4 AND CLASS E5 AIRSPACE OVER PATUXENT RIVER, MD

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Amendment of Class D, Class E2, Class E4 and Class E5 Airspace Over Patuxent River, MD.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 19 by Patrick Young, Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team North, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic Organization.

Summary: This action proposes to amend Class D, Class E2, Class E4, and Class E5 airspace at Patuxent River Naval Air Station (NAS) (Trapnell Field), Patuxent River, MD. The currently designated Class D, Class E2, and Class E4 airspace do not properly contain instrument flight rule (IFR) operations, which require controlled airspace. The geographic coordinates for Patuxent River NAS (Trapn...