Establishment of Restricted Areas R-5306G and R-5306H and Amendment of Restricted Areas R-5306C and R-5306E; Cherry Point, NC
Key claim: The FAA is creating two new restricted airspace zones at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina and making small boundary and controlling-agency updates to nearby existing restricted areas.
Abstract
(Rule · Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration) This action establishes restricted areas R-5306G and R-5306H at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Cherry Point, NC. This action also amends R-5306C and R-5306D by modifying two latitude/longitude coordinates and amends the controlling agency for R-5306A, R-5306C, R- 5306D, and R-5306E to reflect MCAS Cherry Point Combined Center Radar Approach Control (CERAP).
Why this matters
Restricted areas segregate hazardous military activity from civil air traffic, so each new or amended zone changes where general aviation and commercial operators can fly without ATC clearance. The Cherry Point action is a routine but concrete expansion of special-use airspace around a Marine Corps air station, with boundary and controlling-agency updates that pilots and dispatchers need to reflect in charts and flight planning.