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Establishment of and Modification to Restricted Areas; Fort Sill, OK

other · Rule · Final rule. · Published 2016-11-15 · Effective 2017-03-02 · 81 FR 79998

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Document number
2016-27441
Federal Register citation
81 FR 79998
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
2016-11-15
Effective date
2017-03-02
FAA docket
Docket No. FAA-2015-3680

Abstract

This action establishes 2 new restricted areas (R-5601G and R- 5601H) to the special use airspace (SUA) complex located at Fort Sill, OK, to provide additional maneuvering airspace for current and planned hazardous training activities. Specifically, the restricted areas provide participating fighter and bomber aircraft with non-eye safe laser firing and maneuvering airspace when training at the Falcon Bombing Range contained in R-5601C, the West Range Target Area contained in R-5601B, or the East Range Target Area contained in R- 5601A. Additionally, the using agency information for all Fort Sill restricted areas is updated for standardization and to reflect the current organization. This action also updates a number of geographic coordinates for R-5601A-E, G, and H as a result of more accurate digital charting capabilities, updates the arc radius distance in R- 5601B and R-5601H from statute miles to nautical miles (NM), and corrects the controlling agency information for R-5601H. This action ensures realistic U.S. Army training on current tactics for employing hazardous targeting laser systems and weapons capabilities at longer ranges from the target area.

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