New flight paths for Gainesville hospitals, plus new names for old documents

The US aviation agency has updated flight rules around Gainesville, Florida, to allow new helicopter routes for two hospitals. It also changed the names of two key aviation documents, replacing "Notice to Airmen" with "Notice to Air Missions" and "Airport/Facility Directory" with "Chart Supplement."

Hospitals often add heliports to speed up emergency care, but each new flight path requires a change to local airspace rules. This small change in Gainesville means two hospitals can now use their new heliports. The name changes for aviation documents are mostly administrative, reflecting a shift to more inclusive language and updated terminology.