Civil & Administrative

FAA Modifies Class E Airspace at Omak Airport, Washington

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

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🇬🇧 English

This rule changes the Class E airspace that starts 700 feet above ground level around Omak Airport in Omak, Washington. The change is meant to support safer and more orderly instrument flight rules operations at the airport. The practical effect is mainly for pilots, air traffic planners, flight schools, airport operators, and aviation chart users. They will need to follow the updated airspace boundaries once the rule takes effect on September 3, 2026.

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Key Changes

  • Modifies the Class E airspace area beginning 700 feet above ground level around Omak Airport
  • Updates airspace designations to support instrument flight rules operations
  • Sets an effective date of September 3, 2026

Obligations

What this law requires

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Use and comply with the modified Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above ground level around Omak Airport, Omak, Washington, for IFR operations once the revised airspace designation becomes effective.

pilots operating under IFR at or near Omak Airportair traffic control personnelairport operatorsflight planners
Effective 0901 UTC, September 3, 2026
operational

Affected Parties

Pilots operating near Omak AirportAir traffic controllers and flight planners+2 more…

Tags

aviation,airspace,FAA…