# 2024-31637: Ashley, North Dakota Gets Its Own Slice of Sky

2024-31637, Establishment of Class E Airspace; Ashley, ND, is a Federal Register rule from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-06, effective 2025-04-17 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-31637
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2024-31637
- Title: Establishment of Class E Airspace; Ashley, ND
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: unknown
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-06
- Effective: 2025-04-17
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

Ashley, North Dakota Gets Its Own Slice of Sky

## Summary

Starting April 17, 2025, new Class E airspace will be set up around Ashley Municipal Airport in North Dakota to help pilots fly safely using instruments, especially in bad weather. This change mainly affects pilots and air traffic controllers by creating clearer flight paths and improving safety. No extra costs or fees are involved—just smoother skies ahead!

## Abstract

This action establishes Class E airspace at Ashley, ND. This action is due to the development of new public instrument procedures at Ashley Municipal Airport, Ashley, ND, and to support instrument flight rule (IFR) operations.

## Effects PRIA read

- New Class E Airspace at Ashley Municipal: benefit, low. Starting April 17, 2025, the FAA establishes Class E airspace at Ashley Municipal Airport that extends upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 7.2-mile radius. This change is meant to support instrument flight rule (IFR) operations and creates clearer flight paths to improve safety for pilo…
- No Significant Cost to Small Entities: benefit, low. The FAA says this airspace change does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities and involves no extra costs or fees. The rule is treated as a routine technical amendment with minimal anticipated economic impact.

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## Sources
- [2024-31637 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/06/2024-31637/establishment-of-class-e-airspace-ashley-nd)
- [2024-31637 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-06/pdf/2024-31637.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-31637 (as of 2026-06-11).