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  2. Uncontrolled airspace - Wikipedia

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    Class F (uncontrolled) is rarely encountered in ICAO member-states' airspace systems. In the UK, it was formerly a hybrid between class E (controlled) and G (uncontrolled) as Advisory Routes (ADRs). [3] In the UK, all airspace previously designated as class F was re-assigned to either class E or G on 13 November 2014. [4] [5] [6]

  3. Military aerodrome traffic zone - Wikipedia

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    A MATZ airspace classification is the same as the airspace classification within which it lies, mostly class G (open airspace) in the UK. In the centre of the MATZ is an aerodrome traffic zone, ATZ. The MATZ airspace has no legal recognised status under the UK Air Navigation Order (ANO) for civil pilots and no prior permission is required to ...

  4. Airspace class - Wikipedia

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    Airspace at any altitude over FL600 (60,000 ft; 18,300 m) (the ceiling of Class A airspace) is designated Class E airspace. [18] The U.S. does not use ICAO Class F. Class G (uncontrolled) airspace is mostly used for a small layer of airspace near the ground, but there are larger areas of Class G airspace in remote regions.

  5. Airspace - Wikipedia

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    Class D airspace is generally airspace from the surface to 2,500 feet above the airport elevation (charted in MSL) surrounding those airports that have an operational control tower. The configuration of each Class D airspace area is individually tailored and when instrument procedures are published, the airspace is normally designed to contain ...

  6. Flight information region - Wikipedia

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    A map showing the borders of the United States' flight information regions as well as that of Canada and other neighboring nations. Old Federal Aviation Administration airspace map of ARTCCs in the United States overlaid with what states they cover Flight Information Regions (FIR) of France FIR and jurisdictional airspace in Japan FIR and jurisdictional airspace in South Korea

  7. Air defense identification zone - Wikipedia

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    An air defense identification zone (ADIZ) is a region of airspace in which a country tries to identify, locate, and control aircraft in the interest of national security. [1] It is declared unilaterally [2] and may extend beyond a country's territory to give the country more time to respond to possibly hostile aircraft. [3]

  8. Jets scrambled after Russia spy plane spotted near U.K. airspace

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    "At no time was it able to enter UK sovereign airspace," it added. The Bear-F, also known as the Tupolev Tu-142, is a maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft. The Typhoons were ...

  9. London Area Control Centre - Wikipedia

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    NATS London Area Control Centre, Swanwick. The London Area Control Centre (LACC) is an air traffic control centre based at Swanwick near Fareham in Hampshire, southern England. It is operated by National Air Traffic Services (NATS), starting operations on 27 January 2002, and handles aircraft over much of England and Wales.