Stansted |
The Stansted Control Zone and Control Area are both Class D airspace. The rules for VFR flights within this airspace are:
Stansted SSR code allocation is 0201 - 0213. These are allocated as follows:
The following VRP's have been established for aircraft operating to and from Stansted airport:
For helicopters wishing to transit the field, 2 VRP's have been established for this purpose. They are the Northern end of Hangar 4 and the Diamond Hangar. Helicopters should be given a Stansted squawk, given a VFR clearance to the appropriate VRP and asked to report Stansted in sight. Once the helicopter reports the field in sight, they should be passed to AIR for crossing. They will then be told to hold at the next VRP and contact INT for further. Helicopters wishing to land at Stansted should be treated as crossers and will land on the helicopter aiming point to the northern boundary of the airfield. Departing helicopters will be treated as fixed wing departures.
VFR Fixed wing 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 airfield should be made at the landing threshold of the runway in use.
VFR Fixed wing arrivals and departures will be told to route via one of the VRP's at an altitude not above 1500ft.
Special VFR flights may be authorised in the Stansted CTR. SVFR clearances to operate within the Stansted 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.
ATSOCA may be given provided that it does not adversely affect operations at Stansted.
Controllers must not give a Deconfliction service or radar vectors under a traffic service to aircraft below 2300ft within 25nm from the airfield. A radar service outside of 40nm must not be given.