FAA Tweaks Fort Worth Skies: Part-Time Airspace for Busy Pilots
Published Date: 1/14/2026
Proposed Rule
Summary
The FAA wants to change the airspace rules around Fort Worth, TX, making the busy Naval Air Station’s Class D airspace part-time instead of full-time and adding part-time Class E airspace. These updates help pilots fly safely and keep everything up to date with current flight rules. If you fly or work near Fort Worth airports, these changes could affect you starting soon, and the FAA wants your feedback by March 2, 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
NAS JRB (Carswell) Goes Part‑Time
The FAA proposes to change Fort Worth NAS JRB (Carswell Field) Class D airspace from full‑time to part‑time and to establish a part‑time Class E surface area. The area would be a 5.9‑mile radius of the airport (excluding airspace east of longitude 097°24'00" W and excluding a 1‑mile radius around Flying Oaks Airport), and the part‑time status and times will be published in advance by Notice to Airmen and in the Chart Supplement. Comments are due by March 2, 2026.
Perot Field Class D Expanded
The FAA proposes to expand the Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport Class D area from a 4.5‑mile radius to a 5.4‑mile radius and to set the controlled area from the surface up to but not including 3,000 feet MSL. The proposal also changes exclusion areas: Stage Coach Hills Airport exclusion would expand from 0.5 miles to 1.5 miles, and 1‑mile exclusion areas would be added around Aero Valley Airport and Hicks Field.
Meacham Airport Class D Increase
The FAA proposes to expand Fort Worth Meacham International Airport Class D airspace from a 4.2‑mile radius to a 5.0‑mile radius, covering the surface up to and including 3,200 feet MSL, and to exclude the portion west of longitude 097°24'01" W. The proposal also updates the airport name and geographic coordinates to match the FAA aeronautical database.
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