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Redesign of the Atlanta Class B Airspace
January, 2009
The Atlanta TRACON is suggesting a redesign of the Atlanta Class B airspace. The last major change in the Atlanta airspace was back in 1975. With the addition of the fifth runway at Atlanta Hartsfield and increased traffic/operations a change is needed. In 2008, ATL experienced 980,000 operations and saw 90,000,000 people. They routinely handle 126 arrivals an hour. That is definitely pushing a lot of tin.
They need space to handle the increased traffic so a redesign is thought to be the solution. This proposal has impact on the other surrounding Atlanta Airports. Take a look at the documents below and keep in mind that this is not a final design. Feedback is crucial. This redesign will be a process that will hopefully evolve over time. The process to modify Class B airspace is a series of steps that build upon each other. Below is a brief listing:
1. Facility identifies a problem and verifies it has exhausted all possible alternatives
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Formation of Ad-Hoc Committee, to provide feedback to FAA
3. Informal Airspace Meetings – allows all affected to voice their opinions
4. Staff Study and Final design
We are currently at Step #2 in the above process. As a member of the Ad-Hoc Committee I am asking you to review the documents below and provide suggestions and feedback on the proposed design. You, as an end user have intimate knowledge and experience with the airspace and its flow, characteristics and problems. My intent is to obtain suggestions and ideas from affected users before our next meeting with the FAA on March 2nd.
From a cursory glance at the proposed changes, I can see an opportunity for frequent and longer IFR holds outbound and lower departing/arriving altitudes. This in turn will result in more noise complaints at various airports such as PDK and FTY. The discussion of T routes have come up but the FAA currently does not have any designed.
Please take a look over the documents and provide your thoughts, ideas and feedback to dave.small@coxinc.com so that I may bring this back to the FAA in March. Thanks for your time in this matter.
David Small
GBAA Chairman
**The GBAA commented on the proposal and the redesign will now move into the next phase, public informal meeting. Stay tuned for date, location and time.
Atlanta Class B Airspace - Proposed Redesign
Existing and Proposed Airspace Slides
View the GBAA's TSA Fox 5 Atlanta TV Coverage on 2/10/09
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