London 2012 Olympics Airspace Restrictions

To ensure a safe and secure event, there will be airspace restrictions and changes over a large area of south east England as a result of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games. These will take effect between 13 July 2012 and 12 September 2012. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the National Air Traffic Service (NATS) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have agreed to coordinate these changes through the Airspace & Safety Initiative (ASI).

All basic information about the changes can be found on the Airspace & Safety Initiative Website.

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NATS has also proposed separate airspace changes to enable it to provide the extra capacity required during the Olympic period. These are being processed through the CAA’s National Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee and can be viewed at www.caa.co.uk/natmac.

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Through the Airspace & Safety Initiative, the CAA, NATS and MoD will work with the general aviation community to run a comprehensive communication and education programme about the restrictions. This will include airfield visits and briefings to explain the restrictions to aerodrome operators, flying schools and clubs based in or near the main restricted areas.

To assist with the dissemination of information, the ASI project is seeking ‘Olympic Airspace Ambassadors’ to distribute literature and assist with the briefing programme. Flying instructors, LAA strut organisers, air traffic controllers and anyone else who could act as a local communicator is asked to register on the www.airspacesafety.com/olympics website.

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