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Final ruleTakes effect Dec. 24, 2026

Amendment of Domestic Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-16, V-35, V-37, V-53, V-133, V-136, V-143, V-259, V-310, V-364, V-409, V-415, V-454, and V-605; Eastern United States

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Oct. 14, 2026. Document 2026-20987. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.

What it does

This action amends domestic Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-16, V-35, V-37, V-53, V- 133, V-136, V-143, V-259, V-310, V-364, V-409, V-415, V-454, and V-605. The FAA is taking this action due to the decommissioning of the Charlotte, NC (CLT), VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME); Foothills, SC (ODF), VOR/DME; Holston Mountain, TN (HMV), VOR/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC); and the relocation of the Spartanburg, SC (SPA), VORTAC.

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 71

Compared with

The Federal Aviation Administration has published 476 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

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

Since then:

What happens next and when

Effective date 0901 UTC, December 24, 2026. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-20987
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesTransportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
PublishedOct. 14, 2026
Effective dateDec. 24, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2120-AA66
DocketFAA-2026-2452

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