FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: REVOCATION OF CLASS D AND CLASS E4 AIRSPACE; ESTABLISHMENT OF CLASS E2 AIRSPACE; AMENDMENT OF CLASS E5 AIRSPACE, ABERDEEN, MD

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule called: Revocation of Class D and Class E4 Airspace; Establishment of Class E2 Airspace; Amendment of Class E5 Airspace, Aberdeen, MD.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on June 2 by Patrick Young, Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team North, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic Organization.

Summary: This action removes Class D and E4 airspace at Phillips Army Airfield (AAF), Aberdeen, MD, due to the closure of the air traffic control tower. This action establishes Class E2 airspace extending upward from the surface above Phillips AAF at the request of the United States Army to provide the required airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Phi...