Sorry for the delay - have been away for three weeks.
Short answer - YES - licensed airfields....not every.
Rule 39. Rules of the Air.
(1) Paragraphs (2) and (3) shall apply only in relation to such of the aerodromes described in Column 1 of the following table as are notified for the purposes of this rule and at such times as are specified in Column 2 thereof.
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(a)
Column 1: A government aerodrome
Column 2: At such times as are notified
(b)
1: An erodrome having an air traffic control unit or [aerodrome flight information service unit]
2: During the notified hours of watch of the air traffic control unit or [aerodrome flight information service unit]
(c)
1: A licensed aerodrome having a means of two-way radio communication with aircraft
2: During the notified hours of watch of the air/ground radio station
(2) An aircraft shall not fly, take off or land within the aerodrome traffic zone of an aerodrome to which this paragraph applies unless the commander of the aircraft has obtained the permission of the air traffic control unit at the aerodrome or, where there is no air traffic control unit, has obtained from the [aerodrome flight information service unit] at that aerodrome information to enable the flight within the zone to be conducted with safety or, where there is no air traffic unit nor [aerodrome flight information service unit], has obtained information from the air/ground radio station at that aerodrome to enable the flight to be conducted with safety.
(3) The commander of an aircraft flying within the aerodrome traffic zone of an aerodrome to which this paragraph applies shall:
(a) cause a continuous watch to be maintained on the appropriate radio frequency notified for communications at the aerodrome or, if this is not possible, cause a watch to be kept for such instructions as may be issued by visual means;
(b) where the aircraft is fitted with means of communication by radio with the ground, communicate his position and height to the air traffic control unit, the [aerodrome flight information service unit] or the air/ground radio station at the aerodrome (as the case may be), on entering the zone and immediately prior to leaving it.
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Air Navigation Order. Article 129 "Interpretations"
"Aerodrome traffic zone" means the airspace specified below, being airspace in the vicinity of an aerodrome which is notified for the purposes of rule 39 of the Rules of the Air Regulations 1996:
(a) in relation to such an aerodrome other than one which is on an offshore installation:
(i) at which the length of the longest runway is notified as 1850 metres or less:
(aa) subject to sub-paragraph (bb), the airspace extending from the surface to a height of 2000ft above the level of the aerodrome within the area bounded by a circle centred on the notified mid-point of the longest runway and having a radius of 2 nautical miles;
(bb) where such an aerodrome traffic zone would extend less than 1½ nautical miles beyond the end of any runway at the aerodrome and this sub-paragraph is notified as being applicable, sub-paragraph (ii) shall apply as though the length of the longest runway is notified as greater than 1850 metres;
(ii) at which the length of the longest runway is notified as greater than 1850 metres, the airspace extending from the surface to a height of 2000ft above the level of the aerodrome within the area bounded by a circle centred on the notified mid-point of the longest runway and having a radius of 2½ nautical miles;
(b) in relation to such an aerodrome which is on an offshore installation, the airspace extending from mean sea level to 2000ft above mean sea level and within 1½ nautical miles of the offshore installation;
except any part of that airspace which is within the aerodrome traffic zone of another aerodrome which is notified for the purposes of this Order as being the controlling aerodrome;
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Last edited by Keygrip; 29th December 2003 at 22:59.