SI 2026/1169 - The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Hampstead) Regulations 2026

S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2026 No. 1169 CIVIL AVIATION The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Hampstead) Regulations 2026 Made - - - - at 4.20 p.m. on 5th November 2026 Coming into force with immediate effect The Secretary of State has decided that it is necessary in the public interest to restrict flying in the area specified in regulation 3(1).

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) (Hampstead) Regulations 2026 and they come into force with immediate effect.

Interpretation

2. In regulation 3(1) the times referred to are Co-ordinated Universal Time(b).

Restricted airspace

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), between 1730 hours and 2230 hours on 5th November 2026 no aircraft is to fly below 2,500 feet above mean sea level within the area bounded by a circle having a radius of 2 nautical miles centred at 513310N 0000956W.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply—

(a) insofar as flying is already prohibited by the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Specified Area) Regulations 2005(c), the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Hyde Park) Regulations 2017(d), or the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Prisons and Young Offender Institutions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023(e),

(b) to any aircraft operated by or on behalf of—

(i) a Police Air Support Unit,

(ii) an Emergency Medical Service, or

(iii) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, or

(a) S.I. 2016/765, amended by S.I. 2024/990; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(b) Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the same time as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

(c) S.I. 2005/964.

(d) S.I. 2017/1300.

(e) S.I. 2023/1101.(c) to any aircraft—

(i) making an approach to or departure from London City Airport whilst under the direction of the Air Traffic Control Unit at London City Airport or the London Terminal Control Centre, Swanwick,

(ii) making an approach to or departure from London Heathrow Airport, whilst under the direction of the Air Traffic Control Unit at London Heathrow Airport or the London Terminal Control Centre, Swanwick,

(iii) making an approach to or departure from Royal Air Force Northolt, whilst under the direction of the Air Traffic Control Unit at Royal Air Force Northolt or the London Terminal Control Centre, Swanwick, or

(iv) flying in accordance with the permission of the Head of the Hazardous Area Response Team of the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Karen Michaels Grade 7 At 4:20 p.m. on 5th November 2026 Department for Transport EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) The Civil Aviation Authority and the Department for Transport agree that flying should be restricted in the vicinity for reasons of public interest.

These Regulations apply except insofar as flying is already prohibited by the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Specified Area) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/964), the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Hyde Park) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1300) and the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Prisons and Young Offender Institutions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I 2023/1101).

The times mentioned in regulation 3(1) are Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) which is the same time as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

In relation to the permission mentioned in regulation 3(2)(c)(iv), may be contacted as requested.

Full details of these Regulations will be promulgated by Notice to Aviation (NOTAM).

The point of contact in the Civil Aviation Authority is Mr David Ridley, Airspace Regulator, Safety and Airspace Regulation Group, on telephone number 03301 382471.

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