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SUBCHAPTER E—AIRSPACE

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS

A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE
AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE
ROUTES; AND REPORTING
POINTS

Sec.

PECIAL

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VIATION

EGULATION

97 [N

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]

71.1

Applicability.

71.3

[Reserved]

71.5

Reporting points.

71.7

Bearings, radials, and mileages.

71.9

Overlapping airspace designations.

71.11

Air Traffic Service (ATS) routes.

71.13

Classification of Air Traffic Service

(ATS) routes.

71.15

Designation of jet routes and VOR

Federal airways.

Subpart A—Class A Airspace

71.31

Class A airspace.

71.33

Class A airspace areas.

Subpart B—Class B Airspace

71.41

Class B airspace.

Subpart C—Class C Airspace

71.51

Class C airspace.

Subpart D—Class D Airspace

71.61

Class D airspace.

Subpart E—Class E Airspace

71.71

Class E airspace.

Subparts F–G

[

Reserved

]

Subpart H—Reporting Points

71.901

Applicability.

UTHORITY

: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103,

40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p.389.

OURCE

: Amdt. 71–14, 56 FR 65654, Dec. 17,

1991, unless otherwise noted.

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EGULATION

. 97

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OTE

: For the text of SFAR No.

97, see part 91 of this chapter.

§ 71.1

Applicability.

A listing for Class A, B, C, D, and E

airspace areas; air traffic service

routes; and reporting points can be
found in FAA Order JO 7400.11H, Air-
space Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 11, 2023. This in-
corporation by reference was approved
by the Director of the Federal Register
in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1
CFR part 51. The approval to incor-
porate by reference FAA Order JO
7400.11H is effective September 15, 2023,
through September 15, 2024. During the
incorporation by reference period, pro-
posed changes to the listings of Class
A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas; air
traffic service routes; and reporting
points will be published in full text as
proposed rule documents in the F

ERAL

EGISTER

, unless there is good

cause to forego notice and comment.
Amendments to the listings of Class A,
B, C, D, and E airspace areas; air traf-
fic service routes; and reporting points
will be published in full text as final
rules in the F

EDERAL

EGISTER

. Peri-

odically, the final rule amendments
will be integrated into a revised edi-
tion of the Order and submitted to the
Director of the Federal Register for ap-
proval for incorporation by reference in
this section. This incorporation by ref-
erence (IBR) material is available for
inspection at the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration (FAA) and at the Na-
tional Archives and Records Adminis-
tration (NARA). Contact the FAA at:
Rules and Regulations Group, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800 Independ-
ence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591,
(202) 267–8783. An electronic version of
FAA Order JO 7400.11H is available on
the FAA website at

www.faa.gov/

air

traffic/publications. Copies of FAA

Order JO 7400.11H may be inspected in
Docket No. FAA–2023–1785; Amendment
No. 71–55, on

www.regulations.gov. For

information on the availability of this
material at NARA, visit
www.archives.gov/federalregister/cfr/ibr-
locations.html

or email

fr.inspection@nara.gov.

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1785; Amendment No.
71–55, 88 FR 58072, Aug. 25, 2023]

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FAA–2023–1785; Amendment No. 71–55, 88 FR

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§ 71.15

58072, Aug. 25, 2023, § 71.1 was revised, effec-
tive Sept. 15, 2023 through Sept. 15, 2024.

§ 71.3

[Reserved]

§ 71.5

Reporting points.

The reporting points listed in subpart

H of FAA Order JO 7400.11H (incor-
porated by reference, see § 71.1) consist
of geographic locations at which the
position of an aircraft must be reported
in accordance with part 91 of this chap-
ter.

[Doc. No. 29334, 73 FR 54495, Sept. 22, 2008, as
amended by Amdt. 71–40, 73 FR 60940, Oct. 15,
2008; Amdt. 71–41, 74 FR 46490, Sept. 10, 2009;
Amdt. 71–42, 75 FR 55268, Sept. 10, 2010; Amdt.
71–43, 76 FR 53329, Aug. 26, 2011; Amdt. 71–44,
77 FR 50908, Aug. 23, 2012; Amdt. 71–45, 78 FR
52848, Aug. 27, 2013; Amdt. 71–46, 79 FR 51888,
Sept. 2, 2014; Amdt. 71–47, 80 FR 51937, Aug.
27, 2015; Amdt. 71–48, 81 FR 55372, Aug. 19,
2016; Amdt. 71–49, 82 FR 40068, Aug. 24, 2017;
Amdt. 71–50, 83 FR 43757, Aug. 28, 2018; Amdt.
71–51, 84 FR 45652, Aug. 30, 2019; Amdt. 71–52,
85 FR 50780, Aug. 18, 2020; Amdt. No. 71–53, 86
FR 46963, Aug. 23, 2021; Docket No. FAA–2022–
1022, Amdt. No. 71–54, 87 FR 54878, Sept. 8,
2022; Docket No. FAA–2023–1785; Amendment
No. 71–55, 88 FR 58072, Aug. 25, 2023]

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: By Docket No.

FAA–2023–1785; Amendment No. 71–55, 88 FR
58072, Aug. 25, 2023, § 71.5 was amended by re-
moving the words ‘‘FAA Order JO 7400.11G’’
and adding, in their place, the words ‘‘FAA
Order JO 7400.11H’’, effective Sept. 15, 2023
through Sept. 15, 2024.

§ 71.7

Bearings, radials, and mileages.

All bearings and radials in this part

are true and are applied from point of
origin and all mileages in this part are
stated as nautical miles.

§ 71.9

Overlapping airspace designa-

tions.

(a) When overlapping airspace des-

ignations apply to the same airspace,
the operating rules associated with the
more restrictive airspace designation
apply.

(b) For the purpose of this section—
(1) Class A airspace is more restric-

tive than Class B, Class C, Class D,
Class E, or Class G airspace;

(2) Class B airspace is more restric-

tive than Class C, Class D, Class E, or
Class G airspace;

(3) Class C airspace is more restric-

tive than Class D, Class E, or Class G
airspace;

(4) Class D airspace is more restric-

tive than Class E or Class G airspace;
and

(5) Class E is more restrictive than

Class G airspace.

§ 71.11

Air Traffic Service (ATS)

routes.

Unless otherwise specified, the fol-

lowing apply:

(a) An Air Traffic Service (ATS)

route is based on a centerline that ex-
tends from one navigation aid, fix, or
intersection, to another navigation aid,
fix, or intersection (or through several
navigation aids, fixes, or intersections)
specified for that route.

(b) An ATS route does not include

the airspace of a prohibited area.

[Doc. No. FAA–2003–14698, 68 FR 16947, Apr. 8,
2003, as amended by Amdt. 71–33, 70 FR 23004,
May 3, 2005]

§ 71.13

Classification of Air Traffic

Service (ATS) routes.

Unless otherwise specified, ATS

routes are classified as follows:

(a) In subpart A of this part:
(1) Jet routes.
(2) Area navigation (RNAV) routes.
(b) In subpart E of this part:
(1) VOR Federal airways.
(2) Colored Federal airways.
(i) Green Federal airways.
(ii) Amber Federal airways.
(iii) Red Federal airways.
(iv) Blue Federal airways.
(3) Area navigation (RNAV) routes.

[Doc. No. FAA–2003–14698, 68 FR 16947, Apr. 8,
2003]

§ 71.15

Designation of jet routes and

VOR Federal airways.

Unless otherwise specified, the place

names appearing in the descriptions of
airspace areas designated as jet routes
in subpart A of FAA Order JO 7400.11H,
and as VOR Federal airways in subpart
E of FAA Order JO 7400.11H, are the
names of VOR or VORTAC navigation

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