Thu, Mar 04, 2010
Covington Municipal Removed From Class B Airspace In Latest
Plan
The FAA has made some adjustments to it's proposed changes for
Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which will
likely be good news for pilots operating in and out of Covington
Municipal Airport (9A1) south of the city.
The changes remove the Class B designation from the airspace
over the small airport, meaning pilots can operate from the airport
without contacting ATC. There were concerns that pilots would start
avoiding the airport if the restrictions were put in place.
The FAA is still looking at Class B restrictions in other areas
around Hartsfield. After a 90 minute public meeting in Chamblee, GA
Monday, FAA district manager for Georgia Brian Lentini said
“Everything is open to analysis. We are not just doing this
for show.”
The FAA is proposing to increase the Class B restrictions to
accommodate traffic operating from Hartsfield's fifth runway, which
opened in 2006. The proposal initially called for the Class B
airspace to extend to a 35 mile radius around the airport. The
latest proposal pulls that ring back to 30 miles, leaving 9A1
outside the Class B airspace. The Atlanta Journal Constitution
reports that Dekalb-Peachtree (KPDK) aiport officials said that
would still force business jets and other airplanes to fly longer
at lower altitudes approaching their airport, increasing noise in
the congested area north of Atlanta. KPDK is the state's second
busiest airport. They also raised safety concerns.
The FAA plans another full day of public meetings Thursday in
south Fulton County in Georgia.
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