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FAA Activates New, Faster Routes along U.S. East Coast

The 169 new routes activated by the FAA on Monday replaces 'legacy' routes based on ground radar.

A Delta Boeing 767 taxis at New York JFK Airport in February 2015. The airline plans to cut between 5 and 10 percent of its departures from New York City airports this June and July.(Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Anna Zvereva)

By Gregory Polek • Senior Editor

May 1, 2023

The FAA has activated 169 new routes along the east coast of the U.S. described by the agency as more direct than the legacy routes they replace, saving fuel, enhancing safety, and reducing flight times. Announced on Monday, the new routes take effect just in time for a busy summer season that airlines expect will tax the nation’s air transportation system to its limit.

Working with the industry for more than seven years to develop and implement more direct high-altitude routings, the FAA said the shorter routes—operating primarily above 18,000 feet along the East Coast, as well as offshore over the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico—will shave off 40,000 miles and 6,000 minutes of travel time annually.

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