FAA Updates Airspace Boundaries Around Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport

The FAA has finalized a routine update to the controlled sky above Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Palm Springs, California. The rule changes the boundaries of controlled airspace to match how aircraft actually land and take off there. It carves out a new transitional zone for planes descending from higher altitudes, expands the surface zone to handle circling approaches, and drops an older zone that overlaps with the nearby Palm Springs airport. The agency also updated the airport’s official coordinates and changed its name on federal charts from Thermal Airport to Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport. The FAA proposed these changes in February and received no public comments before making them final.

Who it affects

• Pilots and flight planners operating in the Palm Springs area

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This rule was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration and published in the Federal Register; pilots and aviation professionals should verify the updated airspace boundaries in current charts before relying on them for flight operations.

Agency: Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration
Source: Federal Register — read the official document