# 2026-16159: Airport shuts, FAA clears the skies over Lake Geneva.

2026-16159, Revocation of Class E Airspace; Lake Geneva, WI, is a Federal Register rule from Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration published 2026-08-07, effective 2026-10-29; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16159
- As of: 2026-08-14
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16159
- Title: Revocation of Class E Airspace; Lake Geneva, WI
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 51066
- Published: 2026-08-07
- Effective: 2026-10-29
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2120-AA66
- Last updated: 2026-08-14

## In one line

Airport shuts, FAA clears the skies over Lake Geneva.

## Summary

This action revokes the Class E airspace at Lake Geneva, WI. This action is due to the instrument procedures being cancelled and the closure of the airport.

## Effects PRIA read

- Lake Geneva Class E Airspace Revoked: cost, low. The FAA revokes the Class E airspace at Lake Geneva, WI that extended upward from 700 feet above the surface because the airport’s instrument procedures were cancelled and the airport closed. This change is effective 0901 UTC on October 29, 2026. The FAA says operators may face, at most, de minimis…

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## Sources
- [2026-16159 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16159/revocation-of-class-e-airspace-lake-geneva-wi)
- [2026-16159 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-07/pdf/2026-16159.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16159 (as of 2026-08-14).