# Amendment of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Gulf Shores, AL
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2022-05-06 · Effective 2022-07-14 · 87 FR 26980
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-09520
- **Category:** airspace
- **Type:** Rule
- **Action:** Final rule.
- **Citation:** 87 FR 26980
- **Publication date:** 2022-05-06
- **Effective date:** 2022-07-14
- **FAA docket:** Docket No. FAA-2022-0048
## Abstract

This action amends Class D airspace and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for Gulf Shores International Airport/Jack Edwards Field, Gulf Shores, AL, (formerly Jack Edwards National Airport), by updating the airport's name, and adding necessary verbiage to the descriptions. 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/2022/05/06/2022-09520/amendment-of-class-d-airspace-and-class-e-airspace-gulf-shores-al)
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