Non Standard Flights

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The information in the AIP is correct. Maybe you misdialled.

Unless alternative arrangements have been made with the appropriate ATC Unit, an initial telephone call shall be made to
the ATC Operations Department (as detailed below) to ascertain the notification required to operate flights in Controlled Airspace
involving aerial tasks which do not follow published routes or notified procedures.

(a) for flights south of 5230N, (except as at (b) and (c))

London Area Control Centre (LACC)
ATC Operations, Box 9, NATS, London Area Control Centre, Sopwith Way, Swanwick, Southampton, Hants, SO31 7AY.
Tel: [phone]/612040. Fax: [phone].
E-mail: [email protected] (See notes 1 and 3).

(b) for flights within the London Terminal Control Centre (LTCC) area of responsibility (except as at (c))

TC Operations, NATS Ltd, London Terminal Control Centre, Porters Way, West Drayton, Middlesex, UB7 9AX.
Tel: [phone].
E-mail: [email protected] (See notes 2 and 4).

(c) for flights within the London CTR and London/City CTR/CTA

TC Operations, NATS Ltd, London Terminal Control Centre, Porters Way, West Drayton, Middlesex, UB7 9AX.
Tel: [phone].
E-mail: [email protected] (See notes 2 and 4).

(d) for flights between 5230N and 5415N

Manchester Area Control Centre (MACC)
ATC Operations, NATS Ltd, Room 404, Tower Block, Manchester Airport, Manchester, M90 2PL.
Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].
E-mail: [email protected] (See notes 4 and 5).

(e) for flights north of 5415N and over Northern Ireland

Scottish Area Control Centre (ScACC)
ATC Airspace Reservation Cell, NATS Ltd, Room 2.20, Scottish and Oceanic Area Control Centres, Sherwood Road,
Prestwick, Ayrshire, KA9 2NR.
Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].
E-mail: [email protected] (See notes 3 and 4).


Note 1:

For applications using the NSF E-mail address ([email protected]), the ATC Unit to which the
application is being made should be placed in the ‘Subject’ heading (ie LACC).

Applicants using the E-mail facility should ensure that the file sizes do not exceed 5MB. Zipped files are acceptable.

Note 2:

For applications using the NSF E-mail address ([email protected]), the ATC Unit to which the application is being made should be placed in the 'Subject' heading (ie LTCC or London CTR/London/City CTR/CTA).

Applicants using the E-mail facility should ensure that the file sizes do not exceed 5MB. Zipped files are acceptable.

Applications are to be made using the LTCC Application Form available by E-mailed request from the aforementioned address.

Note 3: For flights north of 5415N, operators are strongly recommended to apply for NSF for operations within Class F airspace.

Note 4: For the purpose of this requirement, a formation flight of civil aircraft intending to operate in Controlled Airspace is considered to be a Non-Standard Flight.

Note 5: Applicants using the NSF E-mail address ([email protected]), should ensure that the file sizes do not
exceed 5MB. Zipped files are acceptable.