# 2024-31643: FAA Discovers Texas Airport Coordinates Were Wrong This Whole Time

2024-31643, Amendment of Class E Airspace; Giddings, TX, is a Federal Register rule from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-07, effective 2025-04-17 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-31643
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2024-31643
- Title: Amendment of Class E Airspace; Giddings, TX
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: unknown
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-07
- 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

FAA Discovers Texas Airport Coordinates Were Wrong This Whole Time

## Summary

The FAA is updating the Class E airspace around Giddings, TX because an old navigation system was turned off. They’re also fixing the airport’s location info to keep everything accurate and safe for pilots flying by instruments. These changes kick in on April 17, 2025, and won’t cost anyone extra.

## Abstract

This action amends the Class E airspace at Giddings, TX. This action is the result of airspace reviews conducted due to the decommissioning of the Industry very high frequency omnidirectional range (VOR) as part of the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program. The geographic coordinates of the airport are also being updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. This action brings the airspace into compliance with FAA orders and supports instrument flight rule (IFR) operations and procedures.

## Effects PRIA read

- Giddings Airspace Expanded for IFR Safety: benefit, low. If you fly under instrument flight rules (IFR) into Giddings‑Lee County Airport, the Class E airspace that begins at 700 feet above the surface now extends to a 6.9‑mile radius (increased from 6.6 miles). The airport’s geographic coordinates are also updated to match the FAA database. These changes…

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## Sources
- [2024-31643 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/07/2024-31643/amendment-of-class-e-airspace-giddings-tx)
- [2024-31643 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-07/pdf/2024-31643.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-31643 (as of 2026-06-11).