# Amendment of Class E Airspace; Chester, SC, Lancaster, SC, Waxhaw, NC, and Lincolnton, NC
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2021-10-04 · Effective 2021-12-02 · 86 FR 54602
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-21494
- **Category:** airspace
- **Type:** Rule
- **Action:** Final rule.
- **Citation:** 86 FR 54602
- **Publication date:** 2021-10-04
- **Effective date:** 2021-12-02
- **FAA docket:** Docket No. FAA-2021-0532
## Abstract

This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for Chester Catawba Regional Airport, Chester, SC; Lancaster County-McWhirter Field Airport, Lancaster, SC; JAARS- Townsend Airport, Waxhaw, NC; and Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport, Lincolnton, NC. The FAA is making this action as a result of the Charlotte Class B Biennial Review. This action updates the airport names of Chester Catawba Regional Airport, JAARS-Townsend Airport, and Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport. In addition, this action updates the geographic coordinates of Lancaster County-McWhirter Field Airport and Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport to coincide with the FAA's database. 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/2021/10/04/2021-21494/amendment-of-class-e-airspace-chester-sc-lancaster-sc-waxhaw-nc-and-lincolnton-nc)
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