New airspace advice for North Weald Aerodrome

North Weald Aerodrome is a wonderful, busy, unlicensed airfield with lots of interesting aircraft and businesses but it has one problem: it’s almost adjacent to London Stansted Airport.

In fact, North Weald Aerodrome is situated:

• In very close proximity to the Stansted Class D Control Zone (CTR)
• Underneath the Class D Stansted Control Area 2 (CTA-2)
• Within the Class G Stansted Transponder Mandatory Zone 2 (TMZ-2).

That brings plenty of opportunity for airspace infringements.

In an effort to bring down the numbers of infringements and the subsequent impact on other flights, an Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC) has been released to help pilots understand the flight procedures and airspace around North Weald Aerodrome.

It’s PINK (for safety related matters) AIC P 127/2025 and published in the latest release of Aeronautical Information Circulars & AIP Supplements. Click here to download it.

North Weald Airfield, a vital link for General Aviation

35 Hot Spot Narratives

There are 35 documents available on the Airspace Safety website under the Hot Spot Narratives section which are aimed at helping pilots negotiate tricky bits of airspace where infringements are common:

1. London CTR (southwest corner)
2. Birmingham CTA-2
3. Solent CTA-2
4. Hawarden Radio Mandatory Zone (RMZ)
5. Manchester Barton ATZ
6. East Midlands CTA-2
7. Solent CTA-3 and CTA-5
8. Farnborough Controlled Airspace (updated July 2021)
9. Brize Norton CTR
10. Manchester Controlled Airspace to the east (area of the Pennines)
11. Liverpool Controlled Airspace
12. Aerodrome Traffic Zones (ATZ)
13. Gatwick Controlled Airspace and Redhill Aerodrome
14. Stansted CTA, CTR and TMZs (Updated September 2023)
15. Controlled Airspace Deactivation NOTAM
16. Southend CTR/CTA
17. Farnborough Controlled Airspace: Blackbushe Airport
18. Prohibited and Restricted Airspace
19. London Terminal Control Area
20. London and Scottish Flight Information
21. Luton Controlled Airspace
22. Farnborough Controlled Airspace
23. Solent Controlled Airspace
24. Channel Islands Airspace (updated May 2023)
25. RAF Halton ATZ
26. Edinburgh Controlled Airspace
27. RAF Syerston ATZ and TDA EG D397 (updated December 2022)
28. Aberdeen
29. Pendine Danger Area
30. Newcastle CTA and CTR
31. Birmingham Controlled Airspace and Coventry Aerodrome
32. Hunsdon Microlight Site
33. RAF Topcliffe Aerodrome Traffic Zone
34. Restricted Area (Temporary) – RA(T)
35. North Weald Aerodrome

Click here to access them (they’re free).