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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 71.51 

Subpart C—Class C Airspace 

§ 71.51

Class C airspace. 

The Class C airspace areas listed in 

subpart C of FAA Order 7400.11C (incor-
porated by reference, see § 71.1) consist 
of specified airspace within which all 
aircraft operators are subject to oper-
ating rules and equipment require-
ments specified in part 91 of this chap-
ter. Each Class C airspace area des-
ignated for an airport in subpart C of 
FAA Order 7400.11C (incorporated by 
reference, see § 71.1) contains at least 
one primary airport around which the 
airspace is designated. 

[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 55269, 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; Docket FAA–2016–8926, Amdt. 71–48, 
81 FR 55372, Aug. 19, 2016; Docket FAA–2017– 
0798, Amdt. 71–49, 82 FR 40068, Aug. 24, 2017; 
Docket FAA–2018–0770, Amdt. 71–50, 83 FR 
43757, Aug. 28, 2018] 

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: By Docket FAA– 

2018–0770, Amdt. 71–50, 83 FR 43757, Aug. 28, 
2018, § 71.51 was amended by removing the 
words ‘‘FAA Order 7400.11B’’ and adding, in 
their place, the words ‘‘FAA Order 7400.11C’’, 
effective Sept. 15, 2018, through Sept. 15, 2019. 

Subpart D—Class D Airspace 

§ 71.61

Class D airspace. 

The Class D airspace areas listed in 

subpart D of FAA Order 7400.11C (incor-
porated by reference, see § 71.1) consist 
of specified airspace within which all 
aircraft operators are subject to oper-
ating rules and equipment require-
ments specified in part 91 of this chap-
ter. Each Class D airspace area des-
ignated for an airport in subpart D of 
FAA Order 7400.11C (incorporated by 
reference, see § 71.1) contains at least 

one primary airport around which the 
airspace is designated. 

[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 55269, 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; Docket FAA–2016–8926, Amdt. 71–48, 
81 FR 55372, Aug. 19, 2016; Docket FAA–2017– 
0798, Amdt. 71–49, 82 FR 40069, Aug. 24, 2017; 
Docket FAA–2018–0770, Amdt. 71–50, 83 FR 
43757, Aug. 28, 2018] 

E

FFECTIVE

D

ATE

N

OTE

: By Docket FAA– 

2018–0770, Amdt. 71–50, 83 FR 43757, Aug. 28, 
2018, § 71.61 was amended by removing the 
words ‘‘FAA Order 7400.11B’’ and adding, in 
their place, the words ‘‘FAA Order 7400.11C’’, 
effective Sept. 15, 2018, through Sept. 15, 2019. 

Subpart E—Class E Airspace 

§ 71.71

Class E airspace. 

Class E Airspace consists of: 
(a) The airspace of the United States, 

including that airspace overlying the 
waters within 12 nautical miles of the 
coast of the 48 contiguous states and 
Alaska, extending upward from 14,500 
feet MSL up to, but not including 18,000 
feet MSL, and the airspace above 
FL600, excluding— 

(1) The Alaska peninsula west of lon-

gitude 160

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W.; and 

(2) The airspace below 1,500 feet 

above the surface of the earth. 

(b) The airspace areas designated for 

an airport in subpart E of FAA Order 
7400.11C (incorporated by reference, see 
§ 71.1) within which all aircraft opera-
tors are subject to the operating rules 
specified in part 91 of this chapter. 

(c) The airspace areas listed as do-

mestic airspace areas in subpart E of 
FAA Order 7400.11C (incorporated by 
reference, see § 71.1) which extend up-
ward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth when designated in 
conjunction with an airport for which 
an approved instrument approach pro-
cedure has been prescribed, or from 
1,200 feet or more above the surface of 
the earth for the purpose of 
transitioning to or from the terminal 
or en route environment. When such 
areas are designated in conjunction 
with airways or routes, the extent of 
such designation has the lateral extent 

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