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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2026 No. 553
CIVIL AVIATION
The Civil Aviation (Customs and Excise Airports) Order 2026
Made - - - - 20th May 2026
Coming into force - - 11th June 2026
The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and
Customs, makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by article 219 of the Air Navigation
Order 2016(1).
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Civil Aviation (Customs and Excise Airports) Order 2026
and comes into force on 11th June 2026.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Revocation
2. The Civil Aviation (Customs and Excise Airports) Order 2021(2) is revoked.
Designation of Customs and Excise aerodromes
3. The following aerodromes are designated as places for the landing or departure of aircraft for
the purposes of the enactments for the time being in force relating to customs and excise—
— Aberdeen International Airport
— Belfast International Airport
— Biggin Hill Airport
— Birmingham Airport
— Blackpool Airport
— Bournemouth Airport
— Brighton City Airport
— Bristol Airport
— Cambridge City Airport
(1) S.I. 2016/765, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
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— Cardiff Airport
— Cornwall Airport Newquay
— East Midlands Airport
— Edinburgh Airport
— Exeter Airport
— Farnborough Airport
— George Best Belfast City Airport
— Glasgow Airport
— Glasgow Prestwick Airport
— Humberside Airport
— Inverness Airport
— Leeds Bradford Airport
— Liverpool Airport
— London City Airport
— London Gatwick Airport
— London Heathrow Airport
— London Luton Airport
— London Southend Airport
— London Stansted Airport
— Lydd Airport
— Manchester Airport
— Newcastle Airport
— Norwich Airport
— Southampton Airport
— Sumburgh Airport
— Teesside International Airport
We concur
Carol Bristow
Justin Holliday
Two of the Commissioners for His Majesty’s
19th May 2026 Revenue and Customs
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Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Keir Mather
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
20th May 2026 Department for Transport
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order revokes the Civil Aviation (Customs and Excise Airports) Order 2021 and replaces it with
a new Order which designates certain aerodromes to be places for the landing or departure of aircraft
for the purposes of the enactments for the time being in force relating to customs and excise. The
effect of this Order is that it removes the designation of five aerodromes for these purposes. These
aerodromes are Coventry Airport, Doncaster (Sheffield) Airport, Filton Airport, Manston Airport
and Plymouth Airport. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument, as no,
or no significant impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
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