AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION CIRCULAR M 038/2015

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1 AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION CIRCULAR M 038/2015 UNITED KINGDOM NATS Services UK Aeronautical Information Services Heathrow House Bath Road, Cranford Middlesex, TW5 9AT ais.supervisor@nats.co.uk (Content - SARG/Airspace Regulation) (Distribution - Communisis UK) Date Of Publication 11 June 2015 Subject Airspace Restrictions RESTRICTION OF FLYING REGULATIONS - ROYAL INTERNATIONAL AIR TATTOO, RAF FAIRFORD GLOUCESTERSHIRE, JULY The Royal International Air Tattoo 2015 (RIAT) flying display will be held at RAF Fairford from 15 to 20 July 2015, inclusive. This flying display will include flypasts and high-energy aerobatics by British and foreign military and civilian aircraft. The Secretary of State for Transport has therefore, decided that it is necessary to introduce the following Restriction of Flying Regulations under Article 161 of the Air Navigation Order All times shown are in UTC. 3 ARRIVALS, REHEARSALS AND SHOW DATES - 15 TO 19 JULY The following restrictions are in place for the intense aerial activity associated with the arrival of participating traffic and the rehearsal for, and participation in, flying displays. (a) Subject to paragraph (c), between 0700 and 1900 from 15 to 19 July 2015 inclusive, no aircraft is to fly below FL 85 within the area bounded by: (i) straight lines joining successively the following points: (aa) N W (bb) N W (cc) N W; (ii) the clockwise arc of a circle having a radius of 5.5 nm whose centre is at N W between N W and N W; (iii) thence by straight lines joining successively the following points: (aa) N W (bb) N W (cc) N W (dd) N W; and (iv) the clockwise arc of a circle having a radius of 4.6 nm whose centre is at N W between N W to N W. (b) Subject to paragraph (d), between 0700 and 1900 from 15 to 19 July 2015 inclusive, no aircraft is to fly below FL 65 within the area bounded by: (i) straight lines joining successively the following points: (aa) N W (bb) N W (cc) N W (dd) N W (ee) N W; and (ii) the clockwise arc of a circle having a radius of 4.6 nm whose centre is at N W between N W and N W. CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY AIC M 038/2015-1

2 4 DEPARTURES DAY - 20 JULY The following restrictions are in place to facilitate a safe environment for the expeditious departure of multiple aircraft from RAF Fairford. (a) Subject to paragraph (d), between 0800 and 1600 on 20 July 2015, no aircraft is to fly below 5000 ft amsl within the area bounded by straight lines joining successively the following points: (i) N W (ii) N W (iii) N W AIC M 038/ CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY

3 (iv) N W; and (v) N W 5 Paragraphs 3 and 4 do not apply to any aircraft flying in accordance with a clearance issued by the Air Traffic Control Unit at RAF Brize Norton. 6 The operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems is not permitted within the airspace defined in paragraph 1a without the permission of the Air Traffic Control Unit at RAF Brize Norton. 7 Pilots not participating in activities at RAF Fairford are warned that the area surrounding the Restricted Area (Temporary) will be subject to Intense Aerial Activity due to traffic routing around the confines of the restricted airspace. Furthermore, when routing to CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY AIC M 038/2015-3

4 the south of the Restricted Airspace (Temporary), there is likely to be increased aerial activity due to helicopters departing RAF Fairford via: a. Blakehill Farm. b. Highworth. c. Bibury. Furthermore, pilots are to avoid Redlands Microlight and Parachute site. 8 Aircraft may, under certain circumstances, be given a clearance to transit through the Restricted Area (Temporary) under a positive clearance from the Air Traffic Control Unit at RAF Brize Norton. However, during displays by jet formation display teams no requests for clearances will be considered, or issued, for routings within 6 nm of RAF Fairford. 9 ACCESS TO KEMBLE AND OTHER AERODROMES 9.1 No aircraft is permitted to enter, or fly within the Restricted Area (Temporary) without prior permission of the Air Traffic Control Unit at RAF Brize Norton. 10 KEMBLE AERODROME 10.1 To enable flexible use of airspace in a safe and effective manner to enable flying operations to take place at Kemble Aerodrome, formal procedures have been put in place for the period July During this time entry and exit lanes to Kemble Aerodrome have been established for the purpose of inter-unit coordination. All aircraft arriving to, and departing from, Kemble Aerodrome will require permission to transit the Restricted Area (Temporary). Approval for transits will be granted by Brize Norton Zone on frequency MHz. 11 The lanes are marked on the chart defined as follows: (a) Red Route (Southeast): M4 Junction 16 Kemble. (b) Yellow Route (Southwest): M4 Junction 17 Kemble. (c) Blue Route (Northwest): Dursley - Kemble (Avoid Aston Down Gliding Site). (d) Green Route (Northeast): Northleach Roundabout VRP (Northeast of Cirencester) Kemble. 12 These routes are to be flown not above 1500 ft Fairford Clutch QNH or not above 1000 ft Kemble QFE, unless otherwise instructed by the control agency. All aircraft with transponders should squawk Mode 3A 3737 with Mode C if available until cleared enroute or instructed to squawk a discrete code by another agency. 13 Additionally, subject to the approval of the Air Traffic Control Unit at RAF Brize Norton, aircraft may depart/arrive on desired track within the quadrant bounded by the southwest (Yellow) and northwest (Blue) entry and exit lanes. AIC M 038/ CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY

5 14 NON-STANDARD DEPARTURES 14.1 Aircraft that depart Kemble Aerodrome to join airways during the establishment of the airspace restrictions are unlikely to be able to accept the standard VFR departure lanes defined in paragraph 11. (a) Runway 26 departures should not present any difficulties as aircraft will climb away from the Restricted Area (Temporary) and outside any display areas. (b) Runway 08 departures should anticipate being issued with instructions, by the Kemble Flight Information Service Officer, to avoid the display at RAF Fairford. It is then incumbent on the pilot to determine whether or not he/she can successfully avoid the display on departure. If the display cannot be avoided, the aircraft is to hold on the ground. 15 NON-STANDARD ARRIVALS 15.1 Any aircraft routing inbound to Kemble Aerodrome that cannot accept the standard VFR arrivals, as defined in paragraphs 8-11, will be tactically managed by RAF Brize Norton Air Traffic Control Unit; non-standard arrivals at Kemble should be communicated as soon as practicable. Such arrivals to Runway 26 could present a considerable disruption to the RIAT display programme. Any such approaches will be planned and executed on a case-by-case basis. Arrivals to Runway 08 should not present any difficulties with regard to the RIAT display programme. 16 ASTON DOWN GLIDING SITE 16.1 Aston Down gliding site has been authorised to operate within the Restricted Area (Temporary) up to 3600 ft amsl in the area bounded by the northwestern edge of Kemble ATZ routing north and west to the edge of the Restricted Area (Temporary) 17 OTHER AERODROMES 17.1 Access to other aerodromes contained within the Restricted Area (Temporary) should be possible, subject to the approval of RAF Brize Norton Air Traffic Control; pilots are urged to contact their destination aerodrome for a pre-flight brief. 18 Details of Restricted Airspace feature in the daily AIS Information Line message ( and ) and will be included on the Pre-flight Information Bulletins (PIB) through the AIS Web site at 19 Further enquiries of the Civil Aviation Authority can be made to Mr R E J Gratton, Safety and Airspace Regulation Group, Principal Airspace Regulator, Telephone: CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY AIC M 038/2015-5

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