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SHEET 6 - ENGLAND EAST


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.