Amendment of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace Over New Haven, CT
Key claim: The FAA proposes to redraw Class D airspace around Tweed/New Haven Airport so it fully covers instrument-flight operations, and to update the airport’s name, coordinates, and related Class E airspace wording.
Abstract
(Proposed Rule · Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration) This action proposes to amend Class D and Class E airspace over New Haven, CT. This action would modify the dimensions of the New Haven, CT Class D airspace to appropriately contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the Tweed/New Haven Airport. This action would also update verbiage in the Class D airspace legal description to comply with current FAA guidance. This action would also update the airport name and geographic coordinates for Tweed/New Haven airport in both the Class D and Class E5 airspace legal descriptions. This action would also remove the exclusions for adjacent Class E5 airspace from the New Haven, CT Class E5 airspace legal description.
Why this matters
The FAA proposes to redraw Class D airspace around Tweed/New Haven Airport so it fully covers instrument-flight operations, and to update the airport’s name, coordinates, and related Class E airspace wording.