Sunbury Fire Department Gets Its Own Airspace Bubble
Published Date: 1/16/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The FAA wants to create new Class E airspace starting 700 feet above the ground near Sunbury, NC, to keep helicopter flights at the Sunbury Fire Department Heliport safe and organized. This change mainly affects pilots flying by instruments in that area. You can share your thoughts by March 3, 2025, and there’s no cost to the public for this update.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New Class E Airspace at Sunbury Heliport
If you are a pilot who flies by instruments near Sunbury, NC, the FAA proposes new Class E controlled airspace starting 700 feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius of the Sunbury Fire Department Heliport. The change is intended to improve the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations in that area; the FAA published the proposal on January 16, 2025.
No Significant Cost to Small Entities
The FAA certified that this proposed airspace amendment ‘‘will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities’’ under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and the agency says the anticipated impact is minimal. Small businesses or self-employed operators in the area are not expected to face significant new costs from this proposed rule.
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