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Proposed rule

Amendment of Class E5 Airspace Over Elizabeth City, NC

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Feb. 25, 2026. Document 2026-03796. Updated Nov. 14, 2026.

What it does

This action proposes to amend Class E5 airspace over Elizabeth City, NC. This action will add Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius of Sentara Albemarle Medical Center Heliport. This addition of airspace is necessary because of new instrument approach procedures that have been developed for the heliport.

The Federal Aviation Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

14 CFR 71

Before this

287 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 2120-AA66 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

What happens next and when

Comments must be received on or before April 13, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-03796
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
AgenciesTransportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
PublishedFeb. 25, 2026
Comments closeApril 13, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2120-AA66
DocketFAA-2026-1816

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register