S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S
2025 No. 849
CIVIL AVIATION
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (London Southend
Airport) (Emergency) Regulations 2025
Made - - - - at 10.00 p.m. on 13th July 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...
S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2025 No. 849 CIVIL AVIATION The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (London Southend Airport) (Emergency) Regulations 2025 Made - - - - at 10.00 p.m. on 13th July 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) (London Southend Airport) (Emergency) Regulations 2025 and come into force with immediate effect.
Restricted airspace
2. No unmanned aircraft is to fly below 2,000 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 unmanned aircraft flying in accordance with directions given by Southend ATS.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Sam May-Parrott HEO At 10.00 p.m. on 13th July 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) London Southend Airport 2.0 nautical miles 513413N 0004136E 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.
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