# Amendment of Class E5 Airspace Over Elizabeth City, NC
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2026-04-17 · Effective 2026-07-09 · 91 FR 20581
## Document
- **Document number:** 2026-07571
- **Category:** airspace
- **Type:** Rule
- **Action:** Final rule.
- **Citation:** 91 FR 20581
- **Publication date:** 2026-04-17
- **Effective date:** 2026-07-09
- **FAA docket:** Docket No. FAA-2026-1816
## Abstract

This action amends Class E5 airspace over Elizabeth City, NC. This action adds Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius of Sentara Albemarle Medical Center Heliport. This addition of airspace is necessary because of new instrument approach procedures that have been developed for the heliport.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/17/2026-07571/amendment-of-class-e5-airspace-over-elizabeth-city-nc)
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