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Final ruleTook effect July 9, 2026

Establishment of Restricted Areas R-5305A, R-5305B, and R-5305C; Camp Lejeune, NC; and Restricted Areas R-5307A, R-5307B, and R-5307C; Cherry Point, NC

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 21, 2026. Document 2026-07766. Updated Nov. 12, 2026.

What it does

This action establishes restricted areas R-5305A, R-5305B, and R-5305C, Camp Lejeune, NC; and restricted areas R-5307A, R-5307B, and R-5307C, Cherry Point, NC. The purpose of this action is to create additional restricted area airspace to connect restricted area R-5003, R-5004, and R-5306 complexes to contain hazardous activities such as weapon deployment and use of lasers and artillery within larger contiguous restricted area airspace that is required to realistically simulate essential training mission tasks.

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

What changed in the regulation

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

14 CFR 73

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Aviation Administration has published 485 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 518 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

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

Since then:

What happens next and when

Effective date 0901 UTC, July 9, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-07766
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesTransportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
PublishedApril 21, 2026
Effective dateJuly 9, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2120-AA66
DocketFAA-2025-0273

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