Amendment of Class D and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Chandler and Phoenix, AZ
This action corrects a final rule published by the FAA in the Federal Register on October 30, 2026, amending the Class D airspace and establishing Class E airspace at Chandler a...
This action corrects a final rule published by the FAA in the
Federal Register
on October 30, 2026, amending the Class D airspace and establishing Class E airspace at Chandler and Phoenix, AZ. Specifically, this action corrects a statement in the preamble of the rule for greater clarity.
DATES:
The effective date of the final rule published in the
Federal Register
on October 30, 2026, remains 0901 UTC, February 18, 2027. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES:
FAA Order JO 7400.11M, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/.
You may also contact the Airspace Regulation Group, Operational Policy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
The FAA published a final rule in the
Federal Register
(91 FR 68449; October 30, 2026), amending the Class D airspace and establishing Class E airspace at Chandler and Phoenix, AZ. After publication, the FAA determined
( printed page 70785)
that a statement in the preamble discussion requires a correction for greater clarity and alignment with the scope of the action. The final rule stated, “There are no new instrument procedures in development, and the airspace change does not require new, complex procedures to be developed or implemented at Mesa Gateway Airport.” While separate instrument flight procedures are planned through normal airport modernization channels, they are entirely independent of this Class D and Class E action. This correction does not make substantive changes or alter the text of the airspace legal descriptions.
Correction to Final Rule
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the final rule for Docket No. FAA-2025-5571, as published in the
Federal Register
on October 30, 2026 (91 FR 68449; FR Doc. 2026-22197), is corrected as follows:
On page 68452, column 1, within the History section, remove, “There are no new instrument procedures in development, and the airspace change does not require new, complex procedures to be developed or implemented at Mesa Gateway Airport.” And replace it with, “This airspace change does not require new, complex procedures to be developed or implemented at Mesa Gateway Airport.”
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 5, 2026.
Courtney E. Johns,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 70784
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Amendment of Class D and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Chandler and Phoenix, AZ,” thefederalregister.org (November 9, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-22830/amendment-of-class-d-and-establishment-of-class-e-airspace-chandler-and-phoenix-az.
1 CFR part 51
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/