Airspace around a North Carolina hospital is now officially controlled for instrument flights

The Federal Aviation Administration has updated the controlled airspace around Mission Hospitals in Asheville, North Carolina. This change makes it safer for aircraft to use new instrument-guided landing procedures at the hospital.

Hospitals with helipads or small airfields often need specific airspace rules to handle emergency flights, especially in bad weather. This update means pilots can now use precise instrument approaches to the hospital, which was not possible before. It improves safety and reliability for medical transport.