# 2026-15062: FAA Fixes Airport Name in Massachusetts Airspace Rules

2026-15062, Amendment of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace Over Westfield, MA, is a Federal Register rule from Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration published 2026-07-24, effective 2026-10-29; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-31).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15062
- As of: 2026-07-31
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15062
- Title: Amendment of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace Over Westfield, MA
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 46712
- Published: 2026-07-24
- Effective: 2026-10-29
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2120-AA66
- Last updated: 2026-07-31

## In one line

FAA Fixes Airport Name in Massachusetts Airspace Rules

## Summary

The FAA is updating the airspace rules over Westfield, MA to fix the airport name, coordinates, and some legal wording. These changes make the airspace descriptions clearer and follow current FAA guidelines. Pilots and local air traffic controllers will see these updates starting October 29, 2026, with no extra costs involved.

## Abstract

This action amends Class D and Class E airspace over Westfield, MA. This action updates the airport name and geographic coordinates in both Westfield, MA Class D and Class E airspace legal descriptions. This action also replaces "Airport/Facility Directory" in the Class D airspace legal description with "Chart Supplement" to comply with current FAA guidance. This action also removes the exclusions of adjacent Class E airspace areas from the Westfield, MA Class E airspace legal description to comply with current FAA guidance.

## Effects PRIA read

- Westfield Airspace Description Update: benefit, low. The FAA updated the legal airspace descriptions for Westfield to change the airport name to "Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport" and adjust its coordinates by one second (from lat. 42°09'28" N, long. 72°42'56" W to lat. 42°09'29" N, long. 72°42'57" W). The rule also defines Class D airspace to the s…
- Small Entities: No Significant Impact: benefit, low. The FAA certified this rule does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act and is expected to result in, at most, de minimis costs. The agency concluded the amendments are routine and operationally necessary.
- Possible Minor Rerouting For Operators: cost, low. The FAA says operators who choose to navigate around the controlled Westfield airspace could incur minor flight rerouting, but any compliance costs are expected to be at most de minimis. This possibility applies once the amendments take effect on October 29, 2026.

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## Sources
- [2026-15062 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/24/2026-15062/amendment-of-class-d-airspace-and-class-e-airspace-over-westfield-ma)
- [2026-15062 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-24/pdf/2026-15062.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15062 (as of 2026-07-31).