# 2026-22667: Shelter Cove Airport Gets New Instrument-Flying Airspace Rules

2026-22667, Establishment of Class E Airspace, Shelter Cove Airport, Shelter Cove, CA, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration published 2026-11-06, effective Comments must be received on or before December 21, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22667
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22667
- Title: Establishment of Class E Airspace, Shelter Cove Airport, Shelter Cove, CA
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 70038
- Published: 2026-11-06
- Effective: Comments must be received on or before December 21, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-12-21
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2120-AA66
- Last updated: 2026-11-06

## In one line

Shelter Cove Airport Gets New Instrument-Flying Airspace Rules

## Summary

Shelter Cove Airport in California is upgrading its airspace to better support planes flying by instruments, not just by sight. This new Class E airspace will help pilots safely arrive and depart under tricky weather conditions, starting from 700 feet above the ground. Pilots and local flyers should note that comments on this change are open until December 21, 2026, with no extra costs involved.

## Abstract

This action proposes to establish a Class E airspace area extending upwards from 700 feet above the surface of the earth at Shelter Cove Airport (K0Q5), Shelter Cove, CA. K0Q5 is transitioning from a visual flight rules (VFR) to an instrument flight rules (IFR) airport. Additionally, this action would establish a controlled airspace area for the airport, providing coverage to arriving IFR aircraft descending below 1,500 feet above the surface and departing IFR aircraft until reaching 1,200 feet above the surface.

## Effects PRIA read

- Shelter Cove gets Class E airspace for IFR: benefit, low. If you fly into or out of Shelter Cove Airport (K0Q5), the FAA proposes new Class E controlled airspace starting at 700 feet above the surface to support instrument flight rules (IFR) operations. The airspace would assist IFR arrivals descending below 1,500 feet and departing IFR aircraft until rea…
- FAA expects only de minimis costs to operators: cost, low. The FAA says the proposed Class E airspace is routine and is expected to result in, at most, de minimis costs from compliance or minor flight rerouting, and that it will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Comments on the proposal are due on or before D…

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## Sources
- [2026-22667 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/06/2026-22667/establishment-of-class-e-airspace-shelter-cove-airport-shelter-cove-ca)
- [2026-22667 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-06/pdf/2026-22667.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22667 (as of 2026-11-06).