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Airspace Change Consultation Document 1 to be updated Contents /1 Introduction 03 /2 Glossary 04 /3 Overview 05 3.1 Departures 06 3.2 Arrivals 08 /4 How to Get Involved 10 /5 Current Situation 11 5.1 Runway Usage 11 5.2 Flight Rules 12 5.3 Departure Procedures 12 5.4 Arrival Procedures 13 /6 Proposed Routes & Environmental Impacts 14 6.1 Introduction 14 6.2 Runway 30 Departures to the Southwest 20 6.3 Runway 30 Departures to the West 24 6.4 Runway 30 Departures to the Southeast 28 6.5 Runway 30 Departures to the East 32 6.6 Runway 12 Departures to the Southwest 36 6.7 Runway 12 Departures to the West 41 6.8 Runway 12 Departures to the Southeast 45 6.9 Runway 12 Departures to the East 50 6.10 Runway 30 Arrivals from the South 54 6.11 Runway 30 Arrivals from the East 56 6.12 Runway 12 Arrivals from the South 58 6.13 Runway 21 Arrivals from the South 60 6.14 Runway 21 Arrivals from the East 62 6.15 Runway 30 Approaches 64 6.16 Runway 12 Approaches 69 6.17 Runway 21 Approaches 73 /7 Aviation Stakeholders 77 7.1 Fuel Burn and CO2 Emissions 77 7. 2 Controlled Airspace 77 7. 3 Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Specification 77 7. 4 Helicopter and General Aviation Operations 78 7. 5 Specific Route Notes 80 /8 What Happens Next 81 /9 References This document can be provided on tape, braille, large print and other languages by calling 01292 511 200 3 /1 Introduction Ron Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Glasgow Prestwick Airport In our Strategic Plan 2017- we can make to the way we what this may mean for them 2022 (ref 1) we underlined our manage our airspace to make and listening to views. We will commitment to the UK-wide it more accurate and efficient. then consider these views and airspace change programme. For example, our proposed any action we may need to We fully support the need designs have placed the new take in light of feedback. This to ensure the skies above us flight paths as close as possible will form part of our submission remain safe and that air traffic to those being used currently, to the Civil Aviation Authority is controlled efficiently. so they will fly the same routes, outlining our intentions for The navigation aids in the west but just using newer equipment managing our airspace. of Scotland are scheduled to be to navigate. And we have also removed next year and we’re been looking at where we can The following document taking the opportunity to make move flights away from areas outlines the steps we’ve taken our airspace management even of population to reduce noise so far, and those we intend more accurate and efficient. in those communities. to take before submitting a We’re doing this by working full submission. It details our with the UK national air traffic We are very lucky to have a current departure and arrival control provider to move over community around us which routes, as well as our proposed to new procedures using supports the work we do. We changes. It explains how we satellite-based technology. are committed to keeping the engage with our local local community informed of community and stakeholders, We are also using this as an our activities. A key part of air and how their views influence opportunity to identify if there space redesign will be sharing the decisions we make. are any improvements that our plans, advising people of 4 /2 Glossary Acronym/ Short For... Definition Abbreviation DfT Department for Transport The government department responsible for the UK’s transport infrastructure including aviation CAA Civil Aviation Authority The statutory corporation which oversees and requlates all aspects of civil aviation in the UK GPA Glasgow Prestwick Airport NATS The UK’s air traffic service provider IFP Instrument Flight Procedure A defined route through the sky which ensures aircraft remain within controlled airspace and are safe from any terrain or obstacles SID Standard Instrument An IFP that takes an aircraft departing from a runway to a point at which it can join the airways Departure network STAR Standard Instrument An IFP that takes an aircraft departing from a runway to a point at which it can join the airways Arrival network IAP Instrument Approach An IFP that takes an aircraft from an IAF to land on a runway or execute a missed approach Procedure IAF Initial Approach Fix A point at the start of an IAP that aircraft are directed to by ATC when it is safe to commence an approach IF Intermediate Fix A point on an IAP where aircraft turn onto the extended runway centreline FAF Final Approach Fix A point on an IAP where aircraft commence their final stabilised descent toward the runway MAPt Missed Approach Point The point on an IAP where an aircraft must commence a missed approach if it is unable to commit to landing on the runway Ron Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Glasgow Prestwick Airport VOR VHF Omnidirectional Range A conventional radio navigation aid beacon NBD Non-Directional Beacon A conventional radio navigation aid beacon ACP Airspace Change Proposal A proposal submitted to the CAA outlining the changes being requested and thier justification FAS Future Airspace Strategy A plan to modernise airspace across the UK GA General Aviation A term used to refer to all civil aviation operations other than scheduled VFR Visual Flight Rules Flight rules prescribing the visibility and seperation requirements for aircraft flying visually IFR Instrument Flight Rules Flight rules prescribing how aircraft are operated when flying in instrument conditions ATC Air Traffic Control The team repsonsible for ensuring the safe, orderly, and expeditious operation of aircraft within thier area of responsibility NPR Noise Preferential Route A defined corridor which aircraft are required to fly within when departing from an airport TRN Turnberry A VOR locard approximately 2,800 metres east of Turnberry golf course NGY New Galloway An NDB located just northeast of Galloway Forest ILS Instrument Landing System A navigational aid used to provide precise lateral and vertical guidance to aircraft landing on a runway IMC Instrument Meteorological Weather conditions that do not meet the requirements for VFR flight and therefore require Conditions aircraft to fly under IFR VMC Visual Meteorological Weather conditions that meet or exceed the requirements for VFR flight Conditions PBN Performance Based The general term for all navigation systems which rely primarily on satillite based guidance Navigation rather than conventional navigation aids RNAV Area Navigation A type of PBN navigation specification which does not require the aircraft to be able to independently monitor its navigation accuracy RNP Required Navigation A type of PBN navigation specifiation which requires the aircraft to be able to independently Performance monitor its navigation accuracy 5 /3 Overview Glasgow Prestwick Airport is 1379 (ref 3), which provides due to be taken out of service undergoing an Airspace Change more background on how UK in 2018, and in preparation for Process. This is a programme airspace is operated. this, we need to design many UK airports are upgraded routes now before undertaking. It is needed The Airspace Change Process the current equipment reaches because of the removal of old is a series of steps defined by the end of its working life. navigation aids as part of a the UK Civil Aviation Authority national replacement (CAA) who regulate all airspace Our intention is to replicate the programme. Airports have within the UK to keep it safe, existing conventional routes as operated routes based on efficient and cost effective. The closely as possible. However, this old equipment since the process that must be followed as our current routes were mid-1960s and need to update is detailed in CAP 725 (ref 4). designed decades before their procedures to be The steps are there to ensure satellite-based navigation was compatible with new, state of all airports follow the same available, some changes are the art satellite-based systems. process whenever they make a required to meet the more change such as this, and many modern design criteria. We are This change forms part of the involve a consultation with the also taking the opportunity to UK Civil Aviation Authority’s public. The results from this future-proof our airspace to (CAA) Future Airspace Strategy consultation and our response ensure it will accomodate (FAS) (ref 2) for the UK and to the feedback are then growth and development whilst Ireland. This programme of included in our final also looking for changes will upgrade the submission, which will be improvements to the departure airspace throughout the UK considered by the CAA for routes in terms of noise impact and Ireland to increase capacity approval. or environmental efficiency. and efficiency while And because these changes maintaining safety. A video The changeover from apply to all of the different describing the FAS programme analogue to digital aviation services we operate is available on our website at infrastructure is part of a (passenger, cargo, military, www.glasgowprestwick.com/ five-year national programme general aviation and executive), airspace which started in 2014. The we are taking into navigational aids that assist consideration how we manage The CAA has also produced aircraft to fly in and out of flights to all destinations to a reference document, CAP Glasgow Prestwick Airport are ensure they are as efficient as possible. 6 3.1 Departures Our current departure routes take aircraft to the southeast and southwest, which works well for aircraft bound for England, Wales, or southern Europe.