# Revision of Class E Airspace; Silver City, NM
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 1997-07-23 · Effective 1997-09-11 · 62 FR 39434
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-19251
- **Category:** airspace
- **Type:** Rule
- **Action:** Final rule.
- **Citation:** 62 FR 39434
- **Publication date:** 1997-07-23
- **Effective date:** 1997-09-11
- **FAA docket:** Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-21
## Abstract

This action revises the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Silver City, NM. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 26 at Silver City-Grant County Airport has made this action necessary. This action is intended to provide adequate Class E airspace to contain instrument flight rule (IFR) operations for aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 26 at Silver City, NM.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/07/23/97-19251/revision-of-class-e-airspace-silver-city-nm)
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