FAA Maps Safe Skies Over Tiny Mullin, Texas
Published Date: 4/9/2026
Proposed Rule
Summary
The FAA wants to create new Class E airspace around Mullin, TX to help pilots fly safely using instruments, especially in bad weather. This change mainly affects pilots and air traffic controllers in the area and supports new flight procedures. You can share your thoughts by May 26, 2026, 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 Mullin, TX
The FAA proposes to establish Class E airspace at Smoky Bend Ranch Airport, Mullin, TX, extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within an 8.3-mile radius to support new instrument flight rules (IFR) procedures. This change is intended to help pilots fly safely using instruments and primarily affects pilots and air traffic controllers in the local area; the FAA is taking comments until May 26, 2026.
FAA Certifies Minimal Economic Impact
The FAA states this proposed establishment of Class E airspace will involve only routine technical amendments, will not be a "significant regulatory action," and "will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities." The document also states there is no cost to the public for this update.
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