Proposed Revision of VOR Federal Airway and Jet Route; AK

Samenvatting

This action proposes to revise Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airway 480 (V-480) and Jet Route 120 (J-120) in Alaska by adding a routinely used route segment between Mt. Moffett and St. Paul Island, AK. The FAA is proposing to revise these routes for the following reasons: The conversion of this uncharted nonregulatory route to a VOR Federal airway and jet route would add to the instrument flight rules (IFR) airway and route infrastructure in Alaska; pilots would be provided with minimum en route altitudes and minimum obstruction clearance altitudes information; this amendment would establish controlled airspace, thus eliminating some of the commercial IFR operations in uncontrolled airspace; and the addition of this route would improve the management of air traffic operations and thereby enhance safety.