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NORTHERN ENGLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Amendments for Northern England & Northern Ireland

Edition 49 effective 16 Apr 2026

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 within the UK.

VFR Chart Thumbnails

AIS have developed the following discretionary guidelines for the production of VFR Chart ‘thumbnails’ to supplement user guidance and notification of identified errors or changes within AIS products in cases where they are deemed to provide additional benefit. For example:

  1. When a significant chart error has been identified, requiring a NOTAM and/or correction via the AMDT Service and would be further supported by a thumbnail graphic.
  2. When the inclusion of a supporting thumbnail is deemed helpful to further mitigate the risk of possible ambiguity or misinterpretation of a chart update or correction.
  3. When complex airspace changes would be further supported by inclusion of a thumbnail.
  4. When a thumbnail will assist in clarifying an update to a particularly congested area of a chart.

Thumbnails will not be created as standard and remain at the discretion of AIS.  CRs updating high instances of features will not require a thumbnail for each feature unless deemed appropriate. Airspace changes over large coverage areas shall be assessed on individual merit.

Thumbnails are only created and published once the amendment in question has been peer checked and approved.

Any questions or feedback relating to VFR Chart thumbnails please contact vfrcharts@nats.co.uk

Amendments Already Effective

Reference Effective Details of Amendment Correct Depiction (if Applicable)
09446 29/11/2024 HOSPITAL HELICOPTER LANDING SITES
Addition of hospital helicopter landing sites to all VFR charts. See here and AIC G 026/2025 for full details. Sites will be indicated by the annotation HOSPITAL, along with the elevation; elevation only will be shown in extremely cluttered areas.		  
09494/
09541		 20/03/2025 INTRODUCTION of a new symbol representing those kite flying sites, model aircraft flying sites and rocket launch sites named in UK AIP - ENR 5.5 AERIAL SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. Annotations will show activity (indicated by designator K, M or R) with Maximum Altitude AMSL. See AIC G 026/2025 for further details. CR-09494_09541_ENR5.5
09602 20/03/2025 REMOVAL of specific data depicted within Ireland from the UK VFR Charts: see AIC G 026/2025 for further details.  
09603 20/03/2025 FREQUENCY MONITORING CODES will be changed from blue text to magenta text: see AIC G 026/2025 for further details.  
11363 26/01/2026 REMOVAL of specific data depicted within Ireland from the UK VFR Charts.
Further to reference 09602 and AIC G 026/2025, the following are also to be removed:
Unlicensed (i.e. non-AIP AD2 and AD3) aerodromes and helicopter landing sites, disused/abandoned aerodromes, aerial activity as described in AIP ENR 5.5, bird and fauna areas as described in AIP ENR 5.6, Visual Reference Points (VRP) (except those associated with Londonderry/Eglinton EGAE) and marine lights/lighthouses.		  

Amendments Yet To Become Effective

Reference Effective Details of Amendment Correct Depiction (if Applicable)
11585 11/06/2026 BELFAST/City (EGAC)
Civil aero site at 543705N 0055221W: change all instances of APP frequency 130.850 to 130.855 on the chart and the Northern England & Northern Ireland Frequency Reference Card.		  
11590 11/06/2026 BELFAST Aldergrove (EGAA)
Civil aero site at 543927N 0061257W: change all instances of APP frequency 133.125 to 133.130, and TWR frequency 118.300 to 118.305, on the chart and the Northern England & Northern Ireland Frequency Reference Card.		  
11783 06/08/2026 PRESTWICK (EGPK)
Civil aero site at 553034N 0043540W: change all instances of APP/RAD frequency 129.450 to 129.455, and TWR frequency 118.150 to 118.155, on the chart and the Northern England & Northern Ireland Frequency Reference Card.