14 CFR · Part 71
14 CFR § 71.13
Classification of Air Traffic Service (ATS) routes.
This reproduces published FAA reference text for study. It does not replace the current official FAA publication or regulation.
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.
Reflects the eCFR edition current as of July 6, 2026. Retrieved from ecfr.gov on July 17, 2026.