FAA updates instrument approach and departure procedures at selected airports
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This rule updates instrument approach, takeoff minimum, and obstacle departure procedures at airports across the U.S. It adds, changes, suspends, and cancels specific flight procedures that pilots use when flying under instrument rules. The practical effect is that flight crews, airport operators, and chart providers need to use the new FAA procedures and stop relying on canceled ones once the effective dates arrive. Most changes are technical and airport-specific, but they matter for safety and operations because they affect how aircraft navigate in low-visibility conditions and how departures avoid obstacles. Some changes take effect on June 11, 2026, and others on July 9, 2026; a few procedures were already issued in emergency notices before this final rule.
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Key Changes
- Updates dozens of airport-specific instrument approach, takeoff minimum, and obstacle departure procedures.
- Cancels some older procedures and replaces them with revised FAA charts and amendments.
- Sets staggered effective dates, with some procedures effective June 11, 2026 and others July 9, 2026.
Obligations
What this law requires
Flight crews and operators must use the revised instrument approach procedures, takeoff minimums, and obstacle departure procedures for the listed airports on their effective dates, and discontinue use of any procedures that are canceled or replaced by this amendment.
Pilots, flight crews, and operators must use the amended Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs), Takeoff Minimums, and Obstacle Departure Procedures listed in the rule for the affected airports once the applicable effective date arrives, and stop relying on any canceled procedures identified in the amendment.
Aviation teams must update charts, flight procedure databases, and operational materials to reflect the amended, suspended, or removed FAA procedures listed in the rule.
Aeronautical chart publishers and flight data providers must update published charts and procedure databases to reflect the amended, suspended, or removed FAA procedures listed in the rule.
Airport operators at the affected airports must ensure airport operations and departure/approach information align with the FAA procedures incorporated by reference in the amendment, including any new or canceled instrument procedures applicable to their airport.