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AIRSPACE HIERARCHY

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Within the airspace classes, there is a hierarchy and, in the event of an overlap of airspace: Class A preempts Class B, Class B preempts Class C, Class C preempts Class D, Class D preempts Class E, and Class E preempts Class G.

Source FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary · checked 2026-08-25

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