# 2025-05799: FAA Guards Maine Hospital Helipad with New Slice of Sky Territory

2025-05799, Establishment of Class E Airspace; Blue Hill, ME, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration published 2025-04-08, effective Comments must be received on or before May 23, 2025.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-07).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-05799
- As of: 2026-10-07
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-05799
- Title: Establishment of Class E Airspace; Blue Hill, ME
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 15125
- Published: 2025-04-08
- Effective: Comments must be received on or before May 23, 2025.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2120-AA66
- Last updated: 2026-10-07

## In one line

FAA Guards Maine Hospital Helipad with New Slice of Sky Territory

## Summary

The FAA wants to create new controlled airspace starting 700 feet above Blue Hill, Maine, to keep helicopter flights at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital safe and organized. This change mainly affects pilots flying in and out of the hospital heliport and helps with instrument flight rules (IFR) operations. Comments on this plan are open until May 23, 2025, and there’s no cost to the public.

## Abstract

This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for Blue Hill, ME, by adding airspace for Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Heliport, Blue Hill, ME. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at this heliport.

## Effects PRIA read

- New Class E Airspace at Blue Hill Heliport: benefit, low. If you are a pilot flying to or from Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Heliport, the FAA proposes new controlled Class E airspace starting at 700 feet above the surface and extending within a 6-mile radius of the heliport. The change is to provide controlled airspace needed to support a new RNAV (GPS) st…
- FAA Says No Significant Economic Impact: benefit, low. The FAA certified this proposed rule is not a "significant regulatory action" under Executive Order 12866 and "will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities" under the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The agency states the anticipated impact is so minimal that a r…

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## Sources
- [2025-05799 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/08/2025-05799/establishment-of-class-e-airspace-blue-hill-me)
- [2025-05799 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-08/pdf/2025-05799.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-05799 (as of 2026-10-07).