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S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S
2025 No. 1048
CIVIL AVIATION
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Firkin Point, Loch
Lomond) (Emergency) (No. 2) Regulations 2025
Made - - - at 2.20 p.m. on 25th September 2025
Coming into force with immediate effect
The Secretary of State for a reason affecting the public interest deems it necessary to restrict flying
in the area specified in the Schedule by reason of an emergency having arisen in that area.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by
article 239 of the Air Navigation Order 2016(a).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Firkin Point,
Loch Lomond) (Emergency) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 and come into force with immediate effect.
Restricted airspace
2. No aircraft is to fly below 4,200 feet above mean sea level over the area specified in Column
1 of the Schedule, being an area bounded by a circle of the radius specified in Column 2 and
centred on the position specified in Column 3.
3. These Regulations do not apply to any aircraft flying in accordance with directions given by
Police Scotland.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Karen L Michaels
Grade 7
At 2.20 p.m. on 25th September 2025 Department for Transport
(a) S.I. 2016/765, amended by S.I. 2024/990; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.SCHEDULE
Regulation 2
Table 1
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Specified area Radius of circle Position of centre of circle
(latitude and longitude)
Firkin Point, Loch Lomond 2.0 nautical miles 561107N 0044039W
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations impose restrictions of an emergency nature on flying in the area specified in the
Schedule. They are intended to be of temporary duration and will be revoked as soon as the
emergency in question has passed.
The contact number for Police Scotland is telephone number 0141 305 4530.
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