WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Establishment, Modification, and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Alaska, AK.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on June 17 by B.G. Chew, Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.

Summary: This action proposes to establish Class E domestic en route airspace (Class E6) within a designated landmass and within 12 miles from a designated coastline associated with the state of Alaska to facilitate the vectoring of instrument flight rules (IFR) aircraft on direct routes where the current en route structure is insufficient or improper within the proposed airspace area. Due to redundancy, this action also proposes t...