Transportation Department Docket FAA-2023-0099 Proposed Rule

2023-03585: Establishment of Class E Airspace; Ellsworth, Augusta, and Waterville, ME

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Summary

This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for Maine Coast Memorial Heliport, Ellsworth, Maine; Maine General Medical Center/Augusta Heliport, Augusta, Maine; Maine General Medical Center-Waterville Heliport, Waterville, Maine, as instrument approach procedures have been designed for each heliport. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations in the area.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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