14 CFR § 71.13 - Classification of Air Traffic Service (ATS) routes.

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title: "14 CFR § 71.13 - Classification of Air Traffic Service (ATS) routes."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "71.13"
section_name: "Classification of Air Traffic Service (ATS) routes."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "AIRSPACE"
part_number: "71"
part_name: "DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS"
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# 71.13 Classification of Air Traffic Service (ATS) routes.

Unless otherwise specified, ATS routes are classified as follows:

(a) In subpart A of this part:

(1) Jet routes.

(2) Area navigation (RNAV) routes.

(b) In subpart E of this part:

(1) VOR Federal airways.

(2) Colored Federal airways.

(i) Green Federal airways.

(ii) Amber Federal airways.

(iii) Red Federal airways.

(iv) Blue Federal airways.

(3) Area navigation (RNAV) routes.

[Docket FAA-2003-14698, 68 FR 16947, Apr. 8, 2003]