A small North Carolina heliport gets new airspace rules for GPS navigation

The Federal Aviation Administration has established new controlled airspace around the Sunbury Fire Department Heliport in Sunbury, NC. This change allows helicopters to use modern GPS-based instrument approach procedures safely.

This small regulatory change means helicopters can now fly to this specific heliport in bad weather or low visibility, using precise GPS guidance. It makes the heliport more useful for emergency services and other operations that rely on instrument flight rules. This is a routine but necessary step for modernizing air travel infrastructure, one heliport at a time.