Transportation Department Docket FAA-2021-1021 Proposed Rule

2021-27831: Proposed Amendment and Removal of Air Traffic Service (ATS) Routes; Eastern United States

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Summary

This action proposes to amend three jet routes and remove one jet route in the eastern United States. This action is associated with the decommissioning of the Atlanta VHF Omnidirectional Range and Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) system in support of the VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Minimum Operational Network (MON) to improve the efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS) and reduce dependency on ground-based navigational systems.

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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