FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: AMENDMENT OF CLASS D AND CLASS E5 AIRSPACE; REVOCATION OF CLASS E4 AIRSPACE, DOVER, DE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule called: Amendment of Class D and Class E5 Airspace; Revocation of Class E4 Airspace, Dover, DE.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 1 by Patrick Young, Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team North, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic Organization.

Summary: This action amends the Class D airspace at Dover Air Force Base (AFB) due to the currently designated airspace not properly containing instrument flight rule (IFR) operations. Additionally, this action establishes Class E surface airspace and revokes the Class E surface extension airspace extending upward from the surface above Dover AFB, Dover, DE, due to the airspace no longer meeting the specifica...