Correction to Air Route Descriptions Order
Summary
This action corrects a final rule published by the FAA in the Federal Register on June 18, 2024, that amended Jet Route J-89 and Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airway V-161, and established Canadian Area Navigation (RNAV) Route Q-834 in United States (U.S.) airspace. In the Q-834 description in the final rule, the order of the listed route points was reversed in error. This action makes editorial corrections to list the Q-834 route points to match the route data forms and the FAA National Airspace System Resource (NASR) database information.
Compliance Requirements
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Canadian RNAV route Q-834 reflected in Docket No. FAA-2023-2493, as published in the Federal Register of June 18, 2024 (89 FR 51403), FR Doc. 2024-13209, is corrected as follows: On page 51405, correct the table for Q-834 Duluth, MN (DLH) to ALBNG, MN [New] to read: Q-834 ALBNG, MN to Duluth, MN [New] ALBNG, MN WP (lat. 48°59'58.05"N., long. 095°38'10.41"W.) Duluth, MN (DLH) VORTAC (lat. 46°48'07.79"N., long. 092°12'10.33"W.)
Deadline: 2024-09-05(0901 UTC, September 5, 2024)
Market Impacts
Editorial correction to Canadian RNAV Route Q-834 route point order to match FAA NASR database and route data forms - changes listing from 'Duluth, MN (DLH) to ALBNG, MN' to 'ALBNG, MN to Duluth, MN (DLH)'
Validated Company Impacts
DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
Delta Air Lines operates as a major airline providing scheduled air transportation, directly aligning with the rule's scope affecting airlines operating in Northcentral United States airspace. As a commercial carrier that would utilize Canadian RNAV Route Q-834 for flight operations between Minnesota and Canadian airspace, Delta is clearly within the regulated area and would be significantly affected by navigation route corrections. The rule involves an editorial correction to aviation navigation routes, which does not align with the company's disclosed risk factors of climate change/emissions regulations or economic/political volatility affecting air travel demand. This is a minor technical correction with no material impact on operating costs, environmental compliance, or market demand.
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
United Airlines operates as a major airline with extensive flight operations in Northcentral United States airspace, directly aligning with the rule's scope affecting airlines operating in this region and those using Canadian RNAV Route Q-834. The company's core business of commercial aviation and flight navigation makes it clearly subject to FAA airspace regulations and route corrections. The rule is an editorial correction to aviation navigation routes with no substantive compliance requirements or financial impacts, while the company's risk profile focuses entirely on financial and market risks like fuel price volatility, interest rates, and currency exchange. There is no overlap between the technical aviation navigation correction and the company's identified financial risk factors.