# 2025-00972: Amendment of Class E Airspace; Beckley, WV

2025-00972, Amendment of Class E Airspace; Beckley, WV, is a Federal Register proposed rule from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-16, effective Comments must be received on or before March 3, 2025. (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00972
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-00972
- Title: Amendment of Class E Airspace; Beckley, WV
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: unknown
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-16
- Effective: Comments must be received on or before March 3, 2025.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## Summary

The FAA is updating the Class E airspace around Beckley, WV because they’re retiring an old navigation system called the Beckley VOR. This change helps keep flights safe and smooth for pilots using instruments to fly. If you want to share your thoughts, make sure to comment by March 3, 2025—no costs or fees involved!

## Abstract

This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace at Beckley, WV. The FAA is proposing this action as the result of an airspace review conducted due to the decommissioning of the Beckley very high frequency omnidirectional range (VOR) as part of the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program. This action will bring the airspace into compliance with FAA orders and support instrument flight rule (IFR) procedures and operations.

## Effects PRIA read

- Beckley Class E Airspace Redrawn: benefit, low. The FAA proposes to change the Class E airspace at Raleigh County Memorial Airport (Beckley, WV) because the Beckley VOR is being removed. Changes include a 4.3-mile surface-area radius with multiple 1-mile-wide bearing extensions (to 5.2, 4.9, 5.0, and 5.1 miles on specified bearings) and a reduct…
- FAA Says Minimal Impact on Small Entities: benefit, low. The FAA certified that this proposed airspace amendment is a routine technical change and "will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities" under the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The agency says the anticipated impact is minimal and does not warrant a regulatory…
- Beckley VOR Decommissioned (VOR MON): benefit, low. The Beckley VOR is being decommissioned as part of the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program, and the proposed airspace changes result from that decommissioning. The change is intended to support IFR procedures and keep instrument flight operations safe and operationally current.

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## Sources
- [2025-00972 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/16/2025-00972/amendment-of-class-e-airspace-beckley-wv)
- [2025-00972 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-16/pdf/2025-00972.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00972 (as of 2026-06-11).