# 2025-00195: FAA Updates GPS Instructions So Planes Don't Hit Things

2025-00195, Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments, is a Federal Register rule from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-08, effective 2025-01-08 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00195
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-00195
- Title: Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: unknown
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-08
- Effective: 2025-01-08
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

FAA Updates GPS Instructions So Planes Don't Hit Things

## Summary

Starting January 8, 2025, the FAA is updating how pilots approach and take off from certain airports to keep flights safe and smooth. These changes affect pilots and airports by adjusting flight paths and safety rules based on new tech and obstacles. No big costs here—just smarter, safer skies for everyone flying under instrument rules.

## Abstract

This rule amends, suspends, or removes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational facilities, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements. These changes are designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

## Effects PRIA read

- Instrument Approaches and Takeoff Rules Updated: benefit, low. The FAA amends, suspends, or removes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs), Takeoff Minimums, and Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs) effective January 8, 2025. The amendment lists specific procedures with AIRAC effective date 23-Jan-25, including VOR-A and RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 at Rushford…
- Procedures and Charts Available Free Online: benefit, low. All SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums, and ODPs are available online free of charge from the National Flight Data Center at nfdc.faa.gov; pilots may register there to access the materials. Copies may also be obtained from FAA Air Traffic Organization Service Areas or the Aeronautical Information Services off…
- FAA Finds No Significant Small-Business Burden: benefit, low. The FAA certifies the amendment "will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities" under the Regulatory Flexibility Act and states it is not a "significant regulatory action" under Executive Order 12866. The agency determined the anticipated impact is minimal an…

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## Sources
- [2025-00195 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/08/2025-00195/standard-instrument-approach-procedures-and-takeoff-minimums-and-obstacle-departure-procedures)
- [2025-00195 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-08/pdf/2025-00195.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00195 (as of 2026-06-11).