# Amendment of Class E Airspace; Muscle Shoals, AL
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2021-08-27 · Effective 2021-12-02 · 86 FR 48018
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-18422
- **Category:** airspace
- **Type:** Rule
- **Action:** Final rule.
- **Citation:** 86 FR 48018
- **Publication date:** 2021-08-27
- **Effective date:** 2021-12-02
- **FAA docket:** Docket No. FAA-2021-0075
## Abstract

This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface in Muscle Shoals, AL, due to the decommissioning of the Muscle Shoals Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Radio Range Tactical Air Navigation Aid (VORTAC), and cancellation of the associated approach at Northwest Alabama Regional Airport. This action also updates the airport name under the Class E surface airspace and makes an editorial change replacing the term Airport/Facility Directory with the term Chart Supplement in the legal descriptions of associated Class E airspace. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations in the area.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/08/27/2021-18422/amendment-of-class-e-airspace-muscle-shoals-al)
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