Infrastructure

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Birch Creek Airport, Birch Creek, AK

🇺🇸United States··Final Rule·Low Impact·View source ↗

AI-generated summary for informational purposes only. Not legal advice. See the original source for the authoritative text.

🇬🇧 English

This is a technical correction to a final rule published on March 20, 2026, that established Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Birch Creek Airport in Birch Creek, Alaska. The original rule contained an administrative error in the FAA regional routing symbol, incorrectly listing "ANM" instead of the proper Alaskan region code "AAL". This correction document simply replaces the wrong symbol in the airspace legal description header. The effective date remains unchanged at 0901 UTC on May 14, 2026. The change has no impact on the actual airspace dimensions, operations, or requirements.

AI-generated summary. May contain errors. Refer to official sources for legal decisions.

Key Changes

  • Corrects regional routing symbol from "ANM" to "AAL" in airspace legal description
  • Changes header from "ANM AK E5 Birch Creek, AK [NEW]" to "AAL AK E5 Birch Creek, AK [NEW]"
  • Effective date remains 0901 UTC, May 14, 2026

+ 2 more changes with Pro

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Update FAA regional routing symbol from 'ANM' to 'AAL' in the airspace legal description header for Birch Creek Airport airspace designation

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
operational
high

Maintain Class E airspace designation extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Birch Creek Airport, Birch Creek, Alaska, effective 0901 UTC on May 14, 2026

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
operational
medium

Ensure annual revision and publication of FAA Order JO 7400.11 with conforming amendments reflecting the corrected regional routing symbol

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
disclosure
medium

Make FAA Order JO 7400.11K and subsequent amendments publicly available online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
disclosure
high

Update FAA Order JO 7400.11 to reflect the corrected regional routing symbol 'AAL' instead of 'ANM' for Birch Creek Airport Class E airspace legal description header

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
operational

Affected Parties

PilotsAircraft operators in Alaska+2 more…

Tags

aviation,airspace,FAA