FAA Proposes New Class E Airspace Around Freer, Texas for Safer Flights
Published Date: 4/16/2026
Proposed Rule
Summary
The FAA wants to create new Class E airspace around Freer, Texas to help pilots fly safely using instruments, especially in bad weather. This change affects pilots and local air traffic by improving flight rules and procedures. You can share your thoughts by June 1, 2026, and there’s no cost to the public for this update.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New Class E Airspace at Freer
The FAA proposes to create Class E airspace around Silverhorn Ranch Airport in Freer, TX that would extend upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile radius. The change is intended to support new instrument procedures and instrument flight rule (IFR) operations so pilots can fly more safely in poor weather.
FAA Finds Minimal Economic Impact
The FAA states this proposed airspace rule will have a minimal impact and will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The agency also determined the anticipated impact is so minimal that it does not warrant a regulatory evaluation.
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