London Southend Airport (LSA) Proposal to Re-establish Controlled Airspace in The Vicinity Of LSA Airspace Change Proposal Management in Confidence London Southend Airport (LSA) Proposal to Re-establish Controlled Airspace in The Vicinity Of LSA Document information London Southend Airport (LSA) Proposal to Re-establish Document title Controlled Airspace in The Vicinity Of LSA Authors LSA Airspace Development Team and Cyrrus Ltd London Southend Airport Southend Airport Company Ltd Southend Airport Produced by Southend on Sea Essex SS2 6YF Produced for London Southend Airport X London Southend Airport T: X Contact F: X E: X Version Issue 1.0 Copy Number 1 of 3 Date of release 29 May 2014 Document reference CL-4835-ACP-136 Issue 1.0 Change History Record Change Issue Date Details Reference Draft A Initial draft for comment Draft B Initial comments incorporated – Further reviews Draft C 23 May 2014 Airspace Development Team final comments Final 27 May 2014 Final Review Draft D Issue 1.0 29 May 2014 Initial Issue CL-4835-ACP-136 Issue 1.0 London Southend Airport 1 of 165 Management in Confidence London Southend Airport (LSA) Proposal to Re-establish Controlled Airspace in The Vicinity Of LSA Controlled Copy Distribution Copy Number Ownership 1. UK Civil Aviation Authority – Safety and Airspace Regulation Group 2. London Southend Airport 3. Cyrrus Ltd Document Approval Name and Organisation Position Date signature X London Southend X 27 May 2014 Airport London Southend X X 27 May 2014 Airport London Southend X X 29 May 2014 Airport COPYRIGHT © 2014 Cyrrus Limited This document and the information contained therein is the property Cyrrus Limited. It must not be reproduced in whole or part or otherwise disclosed to parties outside of Cyrrus Limited without written consent. Cyrrus Limited is a company registered in England and Wales: Company Number 06455336... Registered Office: Cyrrus House, Concept Business Court, Thirsk, YO7 3NY. CL-4835-ACP-136 Issue 1.0 London Southend Airport 2 of 165 Management in Confidence London Southend Airport (LSA) Proposal to Re-establish Controlled Airspace in The Vicinity Of LSA Executive Summary London Southend Airport is an Air Navigation Service Provider approved under Article 7 of the European Commission Regulation 550/2004 and, as such, must satisfy the UK Civil Aviation Authority as to their competence to provide Air Navigation Services and that the services provided are safe. London Southend Airport currently operates in a Class G airspace environment where there are significant numbers of aircraft operating in proximity to the traffic flows inbound to and outbound from the Airport. With growing numbers of Commercial Air Transport passenger flights now using the Airport there has been a commensurate increase in the number of conflicts with diverse airspace operations taking place in the local area. Indeed, since the resumption of passenger carrying services, there have been three AIRPROX incidents between Commercial Air Transport flights operating into and out of the Airport and other flights transiting or manoeuvring within the same area providing evidence of an increasing threat and risk to all stakeholders operating in the vicinity of the Airport. Moreover, this has led to a commensurate increase in Air Traffic Control workload, system complexity, operational delay and extended routing of flights with an associated reduction in the efficient and effective use of the airspace. In meeting its statutory responsibilities for Safety Management of the air traffic services provided, and to reduce risk to aircraft inbound to or outbound from the Airport in the critical stages of flight, the Airport management submits this case to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to re-establish1 controlled airspace (Class D) in the vicinity of London Southend Airport. CAA Civil Aviation Publication (CAP) 725 sets out the administrative process that must be followed in applying for the establishment of controlled airspace and also details the regulatory design requirements for any controlled airspace proposal. This Airspace Change Proposal has been developed in accordance with the requirements specified in CAP725 and other CAA Policy Statements. It has also taken due regard to a number of changes of Policy, or the application of Policy, that have been implemented by the CAA during the development of the Airspace Change Proposal. CAP725 requires that the sponsor (in this case London Southend Airport) of the proposed change to the airspace arrangements must carry out a Sponsor Consultation with the airspace users who may be directly or indirectly affected by the change and with organisations representing those who may be affected on the ground by the environmental impact of the change. London Southend Airport has carried out a Sponsor Consultation in accordance with the provisions of CAP725 and has taken account of responses and submissions received. Following the Sponsor Consultation, and in the light of the responses received, London 1 Class D controlled airspace, previously known as Special Rules Airspace, was in place in the vicinity of Southend Airport until 1993 when it was disestablished by the CAA as a consequence of then declining traffic at Southend Airport. CL-4835-ACP-136 Issue 1.0 London Southend Airport 3 of 165 Management in Confidence London Southend Airport (LSA) Proposal to Re-establish Controlled Airspace in The Vicinity Of LSA Southend Airport has reviewed and adapted the proposed airspace configuration to ameliorate, as far as is practicable, the concerns of General Aviation and Sport and Recreational airspace users. Accordingly, London Southend Airport has concluded that the re-establishment of Class D controlled airspace as detailed in this Proposal is justified and represents the most effective designation of airspace that accords with the safety, operational, environmental and regulatory requirements. Note 1: This Airspace Change Proposal (ACP) has been developed based on the airspace classification in existence at the inception of, and throughout, the development of the project (Class G without any Radio/ Transponder Mandatory airspace). No specific account has been taken of the application of an interim airspace development (such as a Radio Mandatory Zone- RMZ); any such airspace augmentation would be of a temporary nature and not permanent, whilst the LSA ACP is proposing to effect a permanent solution to airspace management in the vicinity of LSA. Note 2: During the development of this ACP the CAA’s Directorate of Airspace Policy (DAP) and Safety Regulation Group (SRG) have merged and become known as the CAA Safety and Airspace Regulation Group (SARG). Throughout this document the departments are referenced under the titles pertaining prior to the merger. Note 3: Throughout the development of this ACP due regard has been taken of Manston Airport, located 29NM southeast of LSA, and its Instrument Flight Procedures and Air Traffic Management operations. The resultant airspace configuration reflects extensive and detailed discussions with Manston Air Traffic Control Management. However, on 7 May 2014, after preparation of this ACP, it was announced that Manston Airport would close on 15 May 2014. It is no longer, therefore, an area of concern for this ACP. Nonetheless, details of the discussions with Manston Air Traffic Control over the development of this ACP have been retained for completeness. CL-4835-ACP-136 Issue 1.0 London Southend Airport 4 of 165 Management in Confidence London Southend Airport (LSA) Proposal to Re-establish Controlled Airspace in The Vicinity Of LSA Abbreviations A/G Air - Ground aal Above aerodrome level ACC Airport Consultative Committee ACP Airspace Change Proposal agl Above Ground Level AIP Aeronautical Information Publication ALT Altitude amsl Above Mean Sea Level ANO Air Navigation Order 2008 ANSP Air Navigation Service Provider APP Approach Procedural Service (without radar) ATC Air Traffic Control ATCO Air Traffic Control Officer ATM Air Transport Movement (see context) ATM Air Traffic Management (see context) ATM Air Traffic Monitor (see context) ATS Air Traffic Service ATSOCAS Air Traffic Services Outside Controlled Airspace ATZ Aerodrome Traffic Zone BQH Biggin Hill Airport CAA Civil Aviation Authority CAP Civil Aviation Publication (published by the CAA) CAS Controlled Airspace CDA Continuous Descent Approach CPL Commercial Pilots License CTA Control Area CTR Control Zone DME Distance Measuring Equipment FAS CAA Future Airspace Strategy FL Flight Level FTO Flying Training Organisation FUA Flexible Use of Airspace GA General Aviation GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System IAP Instrument Approach Procedure ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation IFP Instrument Flight Procedures IFR Instrument Flight Rules ILS Instrument Landing System CL-4835-ACP-136 Issue 1.0 London Southend Airport 5 of 165 Management in Confidence London Southend Airport (LSA) Proposal to Re-establish Controlled Airspace in The Vicinity Of LSA IMC Instrument Meteorological Conditions LAC NATS London Area Control Centre LAMP NATS London Airspace Management Programme LCY London City Airport LoA Letter(s) of Agreement LSA London Southend Airport LTC NATS London Terminal Control (part of LAC) LTMA London Terminal Control Area MATS Manual of Air Traffic Services MoU Memorandum of Understanding NATMAC National Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee NATS NATS Services Ltd NDB Medium Frequency (MF) Non-Directional Beacon NDB(L) NDB (Locator) (associated with an IAP at an aerodrome)