# 2025-10529: FAA Proposes a New Patch of Instrument-Flying Airspace Near Zuni

2025-10529, Establishment of Class E Airspace; Zuni, NM, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration published 2025-06-10, effective Comments must be received on or before July 25, 2025.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-10529
- As of: 2026-10-30
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-10529
- Title: Establishment of Class E Airspace; Zuni, NM
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 24355
- Published: 2025-06-10
- Effective: Comments must be received on or before July 25, 2025.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2120-AA66
- Last updated: 2026-10-30

## In one line

FAA Proposes a New Patch of Instrument-Flying Airspace Near Zuni

## Summary

The FAA wants to create new Class E airspace around Zuni, New Mexico to help pilots fly safely using instruments, especially in bad weather. This change mainly affects pilots and air traffic controllers by improving flight rules in the area. Comments on this plan are open until July 25, 2025, and there’s no cost to the public.

## Abstract

This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Zuni, NM. The FAA is proposing this action to support new instrument procedures and to support instrument flight rule (IFR) operations.

## Effects PRIA read

- New Class E Airspace at Zuni Airport: benefit, low. The FAA proposes Class E airspace at Andrew Othole Memorial Airport, Zuni, NM, extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within an 8.5‑mile radius of the airport. The proposal also includes two extensions: 2 miles each side of the 069° bearing from the 8.5‑mile radius to 14.3 miles northeast…
- FAA Finds No Significant Economic Impact: benefit, low. The FAA states the proposed rule "only involves an established body of technical regulations" and is not a "significant regulatory action" under Executive Order 12866, not a "significant rule" under DOT policies, does not warrant a regulatory evaluation because the anticipated impact is minimal, an…

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## Sources
- [2025-10529 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/10/2025-10529/establishment-of-class-e-airspace-zuni-nm)
- [2025-10529 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-10/pdf/2025-10529.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-10529 (as of 2026-10-30).