Section 71.33 - [Effective 9/15/2024] Class A airspace areas(a) That airspace of the United States, including that airspace overlying the waters within 12 nautical miles of the coast of the 48 contiguous States, from 18,000 feet MSL to and including FL600 excluding the states of Alaska and Hawaii.(b) That airspace of the State of Alaska, including that airspace overlying the waters within 12 nautical miles of the coast, from 18,000 feet MSL to and including FL600 but not including the airspace less than 1,500 feet above the surface of the earth and the Alaska Peninsula west of longitude 160°00'00" West.(c) The airspace areas listed as offshore airspace areas in subpart A of FAA Order JO 7400.11G (incorporated by reference, see § 71.1 ) that are designated in international airspace within areas of domestic radio navigational signal or ATC radar coverage, and within which domestic ATC procedures are applied.Amdt. 71-14, 56 FR 65654, Dec. 17, 1991 81 FR 18473 , 3/31/2016; 81 FR 55372, 9/15/2016 through 9/15/2017; 82 FR 40068, 9/15/2018; 83 FR 43757, 9/15/2018 through 9/15/2019; 84 FR 45657, 9/15/2019 through 9/15/2020; 86 FR 46963, 9/15/2021 through 9/15/2022; 87 FR 54878, 9/15/2022 through 9/15/2023; 88 FR 58072, 9/15/2023 through 9/15/2024 For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting § 71.33 , see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.
Effective Date Note: By Docket No. FAA-2022-1022, Amdt. No. 71-54, 87 FR 54878, Sept. 8, 2022, § 71.33 was amended in paragraph (c), by removing the words "FAA Order 7400.11F" and adding, in their place, the words "FAA Order JO 7400.11G, effective Sept. 15, 2022, through Sept. 15, 2023.