Originally published in 1996
October 10, 1996 was the biggest single charting event ever completed by the FAA. Every chart, AND THIS DOES MEAN EVERY CHART, depicting North Central area airspace, plus the Houston terminal area chart, has changed!
New frequencies and new radials make up the airways. New intersections will be on these airways with new minimum altitudes, and obstruction clearance altitudes. This expands the airspace available to handle arriving and departing aircraft to all Metroplex airports.
If you fly through the system regularly you have probably memorized several of the intersections. These intersections are gone. Over 140 intersections were canceled and replaced with approximately 275 new intersections, all with new names, radials, and distances.
The FAA says they cannot overemphasize the magnitude of the October 10, 1996 changes. The air traffic control system serving the North Central Texas area, as you have known it for years, has changed. In its place is a totally new air traffic control system with far greater capacity and flexibility than ever before. Call the FAA Charter Program Office at 817/222-5060 for more information … and FLY SAFELY!!
Excerpts from DOT – FAA Southwest Region Brochure
