# Amendment to Class B Airspace; Salt Lake City, UT
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2012-08-17 · Effective 2012-10-18 · 77 FR 49712
## Document
- **Document number:** 2012-19583
- **Category:** airspace
- **Type:** Rule
- **Action:** Final rule.
- **Citation:** 77 FR 49712
- **Publication date:** 2012-08-17
- **Effective date:** 2012-10-18
- **FAA docket:** Docket No. FAA-2011-0438
## Abstract

This action modifies the Salt Lake City, UT, Class B airspace to contain aircraft conducting Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) instrument approach procedures to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Salt Lake City, UT. The FAA is taking this action to improve the flow of air traffic, enhance safety, and reduce the potential for midair collision, while accommodating the concerns of airspace users. Further, this effort supports the FAA's national airspace redesign goal of optimizing terminal and en route airspace to reduce aircraft delays and improve system capacity. Minor corrections have been made to the geographic coordinates of the affected legal descriptions, as well as editorial corrections.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/08/17/2012-19583/amendment-to-class-b-airspace-salt-lake-city-ut)
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