If you are directly over Fort Worth Meachum at 3,500 feet MSL, what airspace are you in?

If you are directly over Fort Worth Meachum at 3,500 feet MSL, what airspace are you in?

• A. Class B
• B. Class C
• C. Class E
• D. Class A

Answer: (C)

Airspace is layered around airports, with Class B or C surrounding busy fields and Class E covering the rest for controlled transitions. If you’re directly over Fort Worth Meacham at 3,500 feet MSL, you’re below the base of the nearby Class B structure in that area, and there isn’t a Class C around Meacham. Class A starts way up at 18,000 feet, so that’s not relevant here. With Meacham’s field elevation being quite low, 3,500 feet MSL works out to roughly 2,800 feet AGL, which sits well within the typical Class E envelope (often starting at 700 or 1,200 feet AGL in this region). So you’re operating in Class E airspace.

Airspace is layered around airports, with Class B or C surrounding busy fields and Class E covering the rest for controlled transitions. If you’re directly over Fort Worth Meacham at 3,500 feet MSL, you’re below the base of the nearby Class B structure in that area, and there isn’t a Class C around Meacham. Class A starts way up at 18,000 feet, so that’s not relevant here. With Meacham’s field elevation being quite low, 3,500 feet MSL works out to roughly 2,800 feet AGL, which sits well within the typical Class E envelope (often starting at 700 or 1,200 feet AGL in this region). So you’re operating in Class E airspace.