Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 9.12.2003

Proposed Establishment of Class D and Class E4 Airspace; Olive Branch, MS Proposed Amendment of Class E5 Airspace; Memphis, TN

This notice proposes to establish Class D and Class E4 airspace at Olive Branch, MS, and amend Class E5 airspace at Memphis, TN. A Federal contract tower with a weather reporting system is being constructed at the Olive Branch Airport. Therefore, the airport will meet the criteria for establishment of Class D and Class E4 airspace. Class D surface area airspace and Class E4 airspace designated as an extension to Class D airspace is required when the control tower is open to contain existing Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and other Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action would establish Class D airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 2,900 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of the Olive Branch Airport and Class E airspace extensions that are 5 miles wide and extend 7 miles northeast and south of the airport. A regional evaluation has determined the existing Class E5 airspace area for Memphis, TN, which includes the Olive Branch Airport, should be amended to contain the Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) Or Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 18 and RWY 36 SIAPs. As a result, controlled airspace extending upward f