FAA Class E Airspace Establishment

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

Evidence log

• 2026-11-06 — Establishment of Class E Airspace, Shelter Cove Airport, Shelter Cove, CA: The FAA proposes establishing Class E controlled airspace beginning at 700 feet above ground level at Shelter Cove Airport, California, to support instrument flight procedures; the proposal does not itself establish the airspace. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-10-06 — Establishment of Class E Airspace; Peoria, IL: 2026 final rule establishes Class E airspace at OSF St. Francis Medical Center Heliport, Peoria, IL to support new helicopter instrument flight procedures. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-10-30 — Amendment of Class D and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Chandler and Phoenix, AZ: 2026 final rule amends Class D and establishes Class E airspace at Chandler and Phoenix, AZ, and corrects Mesa Gateway Airport’s name and coordinates to align IFR procedures with current charts. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-09-28 — Establishment, Modification, and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Alaska, AK: 2026 proposed rule would redraw Class E airspace over Alaska to add discrete en route segments for IFR vectoring on direct routes, remove redundant 1,200-foot airspace, and update legal descriptions. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-03-25 — Recreational Drone Empowerment Act: Recreational Drone Empowerment Act (HR6460) references Class E airspace (both above Class G and as surface-area extensions) as eligible sectors for fixed-site recreational UAS authorizations. (novelty: 2)

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