# 2025-12430: FAA Tidies Airspace Over Alaska's Petersburg Airport

2025-12430, Modification of Class E Airspace; Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport, Petersburg, AK, is a Federal Register rule from Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration published 2025-07-03 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12430
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-12430
- Title: Modification of Class E Airspace; Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport, Petersburg, AK
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 29420
- Published: 2025-07-03
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2120-AA66
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

FAA Tidies Airspace Over Alaska's Petersburg Airport

## Summary

The airspace around Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport is getting a smart update to keep flights safe and smooth. They’re cleaning up extra airspace rules and fixing some paperwork details. Pilots flying with instruments will especially benefit, and these changes won’t cost anyone extra or cause delays.

## Abstract

This action modifies the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport; removes redundant Class E airspace; and makes administrative updates to the airport's legal description. This action supports the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

## Effects PRIA read

- Petersburg Airspace Adjusted for IFR Safety: benefit, low. The FAA changed the Class E airspace at Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport in Petersburg, AK by modifying the airspace that begins at 700 feet above the surface and removing redundant Class E areas. These changes support the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations, especi…

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## Sources
- [2025-12430 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/03/2025-12430/modification-of-class-e-airspace-petersburg-james-a-johnson-airport-petersburg-ak)
- [2025-12430 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-03/pdf/2025-12430.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12430 (as of 2026-06-08).