# Amendment of Class E Airspace; Merced, CA
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2018-10-29 · Effective 2019-01-03 · 83 FR 54236
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-23478
- **Category:** airspace
- **Type:** Rule
- **Action:** Final rule.
- **Citation:** 83 FR 54236
- **Publication date:** 2018-10-29
- **Effective date:** 2019-01-03
- **FAA docket:** Docket No. FAA-2017-1092
## Abstract

This action modifies Class E surface airspace and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Merced Regional/Macready Field, Merced, CA, to accommodate airspace redesign due to the decommissioning of the El Nido VHF Omnidirectional Range/ Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) as the FAA transitions from ground-based to satellite-based navigation. This action also removes Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface; updates the airport name to match the FAA's aeronautical database; and replaces the outdated term Airport/Facility Directory with Chart Supplement. These actions are necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at this airport.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/10/29/2018-23478/amendment-of-class-e-airspace-merced-ca)
---
*AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*