Amendments for Sheet 6 - England East
Edition 15 effective 15 Jul 2021
The chart updates listed below are collected from a number of sources, and considered to be as reliable as possible. The Civil Aviation Authority whilst exercising great care in the compilation of this information, will not be responsible either for the accuracy or omissions therein. In the interests of safety, reference should always be made to the UK AIP, AICs, NOTAM and Pre-Flight Information Bulletins.
Chart users should refer here for the current list of En-Route Air Navigation Obstacles.
Amendments already effective
| Reference | Effective | Details of Amendment |
|---|---|---|
| 0000 | 15/07/2020 | New Edition The latest edition of this VFR Chart will be/was released on 15 July 2021, and will be available for purchase from the usual stockists from this date. At this point amendments listed on this website are only applicable to the latest edition. |
| 04244 | 12/08/2021 | MANCHESTER (EGCC) Visual Reference Points (VRPs) Remove the following: Holmes Chapel 531055N 0022207W Add the following: M6 Sandbach Services 530822N 0022011W |
| 04610 | 12/08/2021 | UK AIP ENR 5.5 - AERIAL SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES Frequencies add to various glider sites: see here for full details. |
| 04465 | 07/10/2021 | Correction to ref. 04138 effective 15/07/2021 UK AIP ENR 5.3 - HIRTA PERSHORE - revert to a circle, 1NM radius, centred at 520813N 0020205W, SFC-6000' ALT. PORTSDOWN - revert to a circle, 1NM radius, centred at 505124N 0010522W, SFC-6600' ALT. COLERNE - remove circle, radius 1NM, centred at 512639N 0021640W MADLEY - remove circle, radius 2NM, centred at 520153N 0025023W |
| 04512 | 07/10/2021 | UK AIP ENR 5.4 – AIR NAVIGATION OBSTACLES The minimum height for land-based obstacles depicted on the VFR Charts has changed from 300ft AGL to 100M (328ft) AGL. As before, a small number of obstacles below this height are shown for landmark purposes. |
| 04838 | 01/11/2021 | UK AIP ENR 5.5 - AERIAL SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES HIGH TREES FARM Add microlight site at 525115N 0015249W, with elevation 420ft AMSL. |
| 05010 | 30/12/2021 | TERN HILL (EGOE) Govt./mil. aero site at 525216.20N 0023200.60W: amend all instances of 'Ternhill' to read 'Tern Hill' across chart graphics, chart legends and Southern England & Wales Frequency Reference Card. |
| 05011 | 30/12/2021 | COSFORD (EGWC) Aerodrome Reference Point (ARP) and centre of Aerodrome Traffic Zone (ATZ) changed to 523825.92N 0021818.95W. |
| 05209 | 22/02/2022 | GRASSTHORPE GRANGE Delete unlicensed civil aero site at 531145.00N 0004825.00W, with elevation 20ft AMSL, due to closure of site. |
| 04870 | 24/02/2022 | UK AIP ENR 5.1 - DANGER AREAS EG D314 Harpur Hill Amend Pre-Flight Info entry in chart legends to HSE (The Health and Safety Executive) Tel: 0203 028 2000. |
| 05219 | 24/02/2022 | BOURN (EGSN) Civil aero site at 521236.00N 0000233.00W: remove all instances of frequency 124.355 from charts and remove entry from Southern England & Wales Frequency Reference Card. |
| 05221 | 24/02/2022 | BROUGH (EGNB) Civil aero site at 534311.00N 0003359.00W: remove all symbology, annotations and all other references from charts and Northern England & Northern Ireland Frequency Reference Card, due to closure of site. |
| 05223 | 24/02/2022 | LECONFIELD (EGXV) Govt./mil. heli site at 535233.00N 0002606.00W: change symbol from active heli site to disused AD symbol. Remove all annotations except AD name. Remove entry from Northern England & Northern Ireland Frequency Reference Card. |
| 05224 | 24/02/2022 | LITTLE GRANSDEN (EGMJ) Civil aero site at 521000.00N 0000914.00W: change all instances of frequency 130.850 to read 130.855 on charts and Southern England & Wales Frequency Reference Card. |
| 04976 | 24/03/2022 | MANCHESTER LOW LEVEL ROUTE Change to the depiction of the Manchester LLR. |
| 05083 | 21/04/2022 | NORTHAMPTON/Sywell (EGBK) Civil aero site at 521822N 0004732W: remove IAP cone symbols. |
| 05230 | 16/06/2022 | UK AIP ENR 5.3 - HIRTA Amendments and additions to UK HIRTAs: COLERNE - A circle, 0.9NM radius, centred at 512639N 0021640W, with upper limit of 3700ft ALT CROUGHTON - A circle, 1.2NM radius, centred at 515916N 0011112W, with upper limit of 2900ft ALT MADLEY - A circle, 2NM radius, centred at 520153N 0025023W, with upper limit of 6700ft ALT PERSHORE - A circle, radius 0.6NM, centred at 520841N 0020217W, with upper limit of 700ft ALT |
| 05369 | 14/07/2022 | NORTHAMPTON/Sywell (EGBK) Civil aero site at 521822N 0004732W: change comms facility from AFIS to A/G in UK Aerodrome Traffic Zones (ATZ) Services/RT Frequencies (MHz) in chart legends and on Southern England & Wales Frequency Reference Card. Frequency remains unchanged. |
| 05512 | 11/08/2022 | LEEDS EAST (EGCM) Civil aero site at 535004N 0011144W: runway 16/34 permanently closed. Change white runway line to solid blue line. |
| 05605 | 08/09/2022 | MANCHESTER Barton (EGCB) & UK AIP ENR 5.5 - AERIAL SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES Civil aero site at 532818N 0022323W: remove all references to hang-gliding site. |
| 05716 | 08/09/2022 | RETFORD/Gamston (EGNE) VISUAL REFERENCE POINTS (VRP) Add the following: New Ollerton 531225N 0010026W Tuxford 531352N 0005329W |
| 06075 | 08/09/2022 | BOSTON HELI Delete unlicensed civil heli site at 525939.00N 0000023.00W, due to closure of site. |
| 06300 | 09/11/2022 | FISHPOOLS FARM Add unlicensed civil heli site at 521931.20N 0012254.00W, with elevation 328ft AMSL. |
| 06106 | 29/12/2022 | SCAMPTON (EGXP) Govt./mil. aero site at 531828.60N 0003302.95W: change active govt/mil. AD symbol to disused/abandoned AD symbol; remove all text annotations except airfield name; remove ATZ and MATZ; remove entry from list of UK ATZ Services/RT Frequencies in legends; remove references to ATC Scampton in notes for Restricted Area EG R313, referring instead to ATC Waddington. Refer to Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC) Y102/2022. |
| 06518 | 11/01/2023 | DAVENTRY (DTY) VOR Declination updated from 0.9°W to 0.4°E |
| 06526 | 11/01/2023 | GAMSTON (GAM) VOR Declination updated from 1.0°W to 0.3°E |
| 06558 | 17/01/2023 | MANCHESTER (MCT) VOR Declination updated from 1.3°W to 0.1°E |
| 06565 | 17/01/2023 | UK AIP ENR 5.5 DAIRY HOUSE FARM Add new microlight site at 530623N 0023015W, with elevation 150ft AMSL. |
| 06571 | 17/01/2023 | TRENT (TNT) VOR Declination updated from 1.1°W to 0.1°E |
| 06597 | 25/01/2023 | UK AIP ENR 5.6 - BIRD MIGRATION AND AREAS WITH SENSITIVE FAUNA SPURN PENINSULA, Humber Estuary Add new bird sanctuary: An area bounded by straight lines joining successively the following points: 533634N 0000410E - 533840N 0000759E - 533559N 0000921E - 533356N 0000621E - 533634N 0000410E. SFC-500ft ALT. CLEETHORPES, Humber Estuary Add new bird sanctuary: An area bounded by straight lines joining successively the following points: 533346N 0000146W - 533432N 0000010W -533106N 0000415E - 533015N 0000231E - 533346N 0000146W. SFC-500ft ALT. |
| 06615 | 30/01/2023 | UK AIP ENR 5.5 - AERIAL SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES HAWKSVIEW Add new microlight site at 532032N 0023133W (adjacent to Stretton disused aerodrome/VRP), with elevation 220ft AMSL. |
| 06635 | 11/02/2023 | UK AIP ENR 5.5 - AERIAL SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES HONINGTON, Suffolk Add new glider site at 522036N 0004648E with annotation 'G/2.2'. |
Amendments yet to become effective
| Reference | Effective | Details of Amendment |
|---|---|---|
| 06253 | 23/03/2023 | VISUAL REFERENCE POINTS (VRP) Review of VRPs in the southern half of the UK. Various changes including removal of some VRPs, introduction of new VRPs and renaming of other VRPs. Refer to Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC) Y107/2022. |
| 06385 | 23/03/2023 | BARKSTON HEATH (EGYE) Govt./mil. aero site at 525746.74N 0003337.16W: MATZ stub lower limit to be raised from SFC to regular 1000ft AAL. Remove reference to Barkston Heath from legend note 4. |
| 06387 | 23/03/2023 | LEEDS EAST (EGCM) Civil aero site at 535004N 0011144W: change all instances of frequency 126.505 to 120.710 on chart and Northern England & Northern Ireland Frequency Reference Card. |
| 06351 | 20/04/2023 | VISUAL REFERENCE POINTS (VRP) Review of VRPs in the northern half of the UK. Various changes including removal of some VRPs, introduction of new VRPs and renaming of other VRPs. Refer to Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC) Y107/2022. |