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S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S
2026 No. 875
CIVIL AVIATION
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (East Kirby Airshow)
Regulations 2026
Made - - - - 24th July 2026
Coming into force - - 1st August 2026
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) by reason of the intended holding of flying displays that are
scheduled to take place there.
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) (East Kirby
Airshow) Regulations 2026 and they come into force on 1st August 2026.
Interpretation
2. In regulation 3(1) the times referred to are Co-ordinated Universal Time(b).
Restricted airspace
3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), during the period beginning with 1100 hours and ending with
1630 hours on 1st August 2026 no aircraft is to fly below 3,800 feet above mean sea level within
the area bounded by a circle having a radius of 2 nautical miles which is centred at 530811N
0000019E.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any aircraft operating in accordance with a permission issued
by the East Kirby Airshow Flying Display Director.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Karen L Michaels
Grade 7
24th July 2026 Department for Transport
(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 one hour behind British Summer Time (BST).EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations impose restrictions on flying in the vicinity of East Kirby, Lincolnshire during
flying displays for the public that are scheduled to take place there on 1st August 2026.
Many aircraft will be involved in high energy manoeuvres during the displays and therefore the
Civil Aviation Authority and the Department for Transport agree that flying should be restricted in
the vicinity of those displays for reasons of public safety.
The times mentioned in regulation 3(1) are Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) which is one hour
behind British Summer Time (BST).
In relation to the permission mentioned in regulation 3(2) the East Kirby Airshow Flying Display
Director may be contacted as notified.
Full details of these Regulations will be promulgated by Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC)
and 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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