Liverpool |
The Liverpool Control Zone and Control Area are both Class D airspace. The
rules for VFR flights within this airspace are:
- Remain at least 1500 metres horizontally and 1000ft vertically away from cloud
and in a flight visibility of at least 5km
- Fixed wing aircraft at speeds of 140kts or less are to remain clear of cloud,
in sight of the surface and in a flight visibility of 5km
- Helicopters are to remain clear of cloud and in sight of the surface
SSR Code allocation
Liverpool SSR code allocation is 0260 - 0267. 0260 is the local conspicuity code.
Visual Circuit
Circuits should be flown to the South of the field (left hand from runway 27, right hand from runway 09). Circuit height is 1500ft.
VFR Transit
VFR transits must not penetrate the ATZ without approval from AIR. A gap should be made in the arrival stream to facilitate the crossing. Crossing overhead the airffield should be made at the landing threshold of the runway in use.
VFR inbounds/outbounds
All VFR inbounds/outbounds must route via a valid VRP.
The following VRP's have been established for aircraft operating to and from
Liverpool airport:
- Aintree Racecourse
- Burtonwood
- Chester
- Haydock Park Racecourse
- Kirkby
- M56 Junction 11
- Neston
- Oulton Park
- Seaforth
- Stretton Aerodrome
All VFR aircraft operating inside the zone must be instructed to operate not above altitude 1500ft.
Special VFR
Special VFR flights may be authorised in the Liverpool CTR. SVFR clearances to operate within the Liverpool CTR, for the purpose of proceeding to or from the airport are not to be granted to fixed wing aircraft if the reported visibility at the airport is less than 3km or the reported cloud ceiling is less than 1000ft.
Air Traffic Services Outside Controlled Airspace (ATSOCA)
ATSOCA may be given provided that it does not adversely affect operations at Liverpool.
Controllers must not give a Deconfliction service or radar vectors under a traffic service to aircraft below 3100ft to the south of the airfield, 3500ft to the north-east and 2000ft to the north-west, within 25nm from the airfield. A radar service outside of 40nm must not be given.