# 2026-16274: FAA Carves New Airspace Bubble Over Coleman, Texas Airport

2026-16274, Establishment of Class E Airspace; Coleman, TX, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration published 2026-08-10, effective Comments must be received on or before September 24, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16274
- As of: 2026-08-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16274
- Title: Establishment of Class E Airspace; Coleman, TX
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 51403
- Published: 2026-08-10
- Effective: Comments must be received on or before September 24, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-09-24
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2120-AA66
- Last updated: 2026-08-17

## In one line

FAA Carves New Airspace Bubble Over Coleman, Texas Airport

## Summary

This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Ranch at Double Gates Airport, Coleman, TX. The FAA is proposing this action to support new instrument procedures and instrument flight rule (IFR) operations.

## Effects PRIA read

- New Class E Airspace Near Coleman: mixed, low. The FAA proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 7.2-mile radius of Ranch at Double Gates Airport in Coleman, TX to support new instrument procedures and IFR (instrument flight rule) operations. Operators in the area may see at most de minimis…

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## Sources
- [2026-16274 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/10/2026-16274/establishment-of-class-e-airspace-coleman-tx)
- [2026-16274 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-10/pdf/2026-16274.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16274 (as of 2026-08-17).