Purpose of this change

This proposal is for a Permanent change to the notified airspace design, and the change level is 1.

In line with the UK’s Airspace Modernisation Strategy, Manchester Airport wishes to modernise airspace arrangements for aircraft operating to and from the Airport at altitudes of 7,000 feet and below. This change will take advantage of modern navigational technology and is, in part, required due to the removal of VHF Omni-directional Range (VOR) beacons that aircraft currently use to navigate. These changes will meet the airport’s mandatory obligations, deliver an airspace design that will enable Manchester Airport to continue to grow to make best use of its available runway capacity and seek to deliver benefits to passengers, by reducing delays, and to the environment, by facilitating more efficient operations, including reducing unnecessary aircraft holding.

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Stage 3 : Consultation/Engagement Preparation

This step has been started

At the beginning of Stage 3 the change sponsor prepares a strategy and draft materials and submits them to the CAA, along with the full options appraisal.

CAA response to Stage 3

09/05/2023: Until iteration three of the airspace change masterplan, including the updated programme plan has been assessed and accepted by the CAA and Department for Transport as co sponsors of airspace modernisation, the full indicative timeline for this ACP cannot be confirmed. The Gateways within the published document 'Indicative Timeline - May 2023' are subject to change

12 Dec 23 - The revised airspace change process (CAP 1616, Version 5) will be implemented on 2 January 2024. This ACP will remain a Level 1 and will need to follow the process requirements as set out in CAP 1616 Version 5.

18/03/2024: Until iteration three of the airspace change masterplan, including the updated programme plan has been assessed and accepted by the CAA and Department for Transport as co sponsors of airspace modernisation, the full indicative timeline for this ACP cannot be confirmed. The Gateways within the published document 'Indicative Timeline - March 2024' are subject to change.

03/03/2025: Due to the dependencies in the Manchester TMA, this ACP’s Gateway has been deferred to enable the MTMA cluster to be assessed simultaneously. The Stage 3 ‘Consult’ Gateway assessment will not take place in June 2025 as previously planned and a new timeline will be agreed shortly.

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Documents for this proposal (64 documents)

Indicative Timeline - March 2024 (212.3kB PDF)

Stage 3 - Timeline Agreement

Date added: 18 March 2024

Indicative Timeline - May 2023 (132.8kB PDF)

Stage 3 - Timeline Agreement

Date added: 09 May 2023

CAA Initial Options Appraisal Assessment (1.0MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Options Appraisal Assessment (Phase I - Initial)

Date added: 31 March 2023

Stage 2 Summary Document Appendix A - Design Options Evolution (DOE) - V2 (531.4kB PDF)

Develop and Assess Gateway - Other

Date added: 06 March 2023

Stage 2 Summary Document - V2 (7.3MB PDF)

Develop and Assess Gateway - Other

Date added: 06 March 2023

Initial Options Appraisal - Appendix A - Full Analysis Table - V2 (3.1MB PDF)

Develop and Assess Gateway - Other

Date added: 06 March 2023

Initial Options Appraisal Report (IOA) - V2 (8.0MB PDF)

Develop and Assess Gateway - Other

Date added: 06 March 2023

Design Principle Evaluation (DPE) - V2 (22.4MB PDF)

Develop and Assess Gateway - Other

Date added: 06 March 2023

Design Options Report (DOR) - V2 (29.7MB PDF)

Develop and Assess Gateway - Other

Date added: 06 March 2023

Stage 2 Response Document (499.0kB PDF)

Develop and Assess Gateway - Other

Date added: 06 March 2023

Indicative Timeline - January 2023 (206.3kB PDF)

Develop and Assess Gateway - Timeline Agreement

Date added: 27 January 2023

Develop & Assess Gateway Outcome - December 2022 (113.7kB PDF)

Develop and Assess Gateway - Gateway Decision

Date added: 20 December 2022

Stage 2 Summary Document (4.8MB PDF)

Develop and Assess Gateway - Engagement Evidence

Date added: 21 November 2022

Stage 2 Summary Document Appendix A - Design Options Evolution (DOE) (542.3kB PDF)

Develop and Assess Gateway - Engagement Evidence

Date added: 21 November 2022

Initial Options Appraisal Report (IOA) (5.2MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Options Appraisal Assessment (Phase I - Initial)

Date added: 21 November 2022

Initial Options Appraisal Appendix A - Full Analysis Table (11.9MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Options Appraisal Assessment (Phase I - Initial)

Date added: 21 November 2022

Design Principle Evaluation (DPE) (21.7MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Design Principle Evaluation

Date added: 21 November 2022

Design Options Report (DOR) (29.6MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Design Options

Date added: 21 November 2022

Stakeholder Engagement Report (SER) (1.7MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Engagement Evidence

Date added: 21 November 2022

SER Appendix 1 List of Stakeholders Engaged (1.1MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Engagement Evidence

Date added: 21 November 2022

SER Appendix 2 Chronology of Engagement (9.3MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Engagement Evidence

Date added: 21 November 2022

SER Appendix 3 Phase One Engagement Materials (22.7MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Engagement Evidence

Date added: 21 November 2022

SER Appendix 4 Phase Two Engagement Materials (40.5MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Engagement Evidence

Date added: 21 November 2022

SER Appendix 5 YouGov Phase One Forums Feedback Report (2.4MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Engagement Evidence

Date added: 21 November 2022

SER Appendix 6 YouGov Phase Two Focus Group Feedback Report (3.3MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Engagement Evidence

Date added: 21 November 2022

SER Appendix 7 Manchester Airport Phase One Discussion Sessions Feedback Report (3.4MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Engagement Evidence

Date added: 21 November 2022

SER Appendix 8 Manchester Airport Phase Two Discussion Sessions Feedback Report (9.5MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Engagement Evidence

Date added: 21 November 2022

SER Appendix 9 Phase One Combined Feedback Report (8.0MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Engagement Evidence

Date added: 21 November 2022

SER Appendix 10 Phase Two Combined Feedback Report (7.0MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Engagement Evidence

Date added: 21 November 2022

SER Appendix 11 Phase One & Phase Two Combined Q&A (783.6kB PDF)

Stage 2 - Engagement Evidence

Date added: 21 November 2022

SER Appendix 12 tCI Assurance Statement (115.7kB PDF)

Stage 2 - Engagement Evidence

Date added: 21 November 2022

Indicative Timeline - August 2022 (205.6kB PDF)

Stage 2 - Timeline Agreement

Date added: 22 August 2022

Runway Data sheet 2021 (7.8MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Other

Date added: 17 August 2022

CAA Clarification Meeting minutes (525.0kB PDF)

Stage 2 - Other

Date added: 17 August 2022

Procedural Letter to CAA (631.9kB PDF)

Stage 2 - Other

Date added: 17 August 2022

Easterlies AS-IS Data sheets 2019 (15.4MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Other

Date added: 17 August 2022

Westerlies AS-IS Data sheets 2019 (17.0MB PDF)

Stage 2 - Other

Date added: 17 August 2022

Indicative Timeline - April 2022 (206.0kB PDF)

Stage 2 - Timeline Agreement

Date added: 04 April 2022

Indicative Timeline - July 2021 (206.6kB PDF)

Stage 2 - Timeline Agreement

Date added: 09 July 2021

ACP Revised Timeline (93.4kB PDF)

Stage 2 - Airspace change extension justification 

Date added: 11 March 2020

App 9 Summary of responses to stakeholder comme v2 (203.5kB PDF)

Define Gateway - Design Principles Engagement Evidence

Date added: 10 January 2020

Appendix 1 Engagement materials used Version 2 (13.7MB PDF)

Define Gateway - Design Principles Engagement Evidence

Date added: 10 January 2020

Step 1B Design Principles report Version 3 (12.7MB PDF)

Define Gateway - Design Principles Engagement Evidence

Date added: 10 January 2020

23 December 19 MAN Define Gateway Statement (138.8kB PDF)

Define Gateway - Define Gateway outcome

Date added: 23 December 2019

Step 1B Design Principles report Version 2 (3.6MB PDF)

Stage 1 - Design Principles Engagement Evidence

Date added: 18 December 2019

Appendix 12 Focus Group feedback report phase 2 (2.0MB PDF)

Stage 1 - Design Principles Engagement Evidence

Date added: 22 November 2019

Appendix 11 Questionnaire feedback report phase 1 (2.4MB PDF)

Stage 1 - Design Principles Engagement Evidence

Date added: 22 November 2019

Appendix 10 Focus Group feedback report phase 1 (4.3MB PDF)

Stage 1 - Design Principles Engagement Evidence

Date added: 22 November 2019

App 9 Summary of responses to stakeholder comments (182.2kB PDF)

Stage 1 - Design Principles Engagement Evidence

Date added: 22 November 2019

Appendix 8 tCi quality assurance report (204.1kB PDF)

Stage 1 - Design Principles Engagement Evidence

Date added: 22 November 2019

Appendix 7 SRG Terms of Reference (766.6kB PDF)

Stage 1 - Design Principles Engagement Evidence

Date added: 22 November 2019

Appendix 6 Press release (759.3kB PDF)

Stage 1 - Design Principles Engagement Evidence

Date added: 22 November 2019

Appendix 5 Internal communication (114.3kB PDF)

Stage 1 - Design Principles Engagement Evidence

Date added: 22 November 2019

Appendix 4 Email to stakeholders (1.0MB PDF)

Stage 1 - Design Principle Evaluation

Date added: 22 November 2019

Appendix 3 Chronology of the engagement activity (99.7kB PDF)

Stage 1 - Design Principle Evaluation

Date added: 22 November 2019

Appendix 2 Full list of stakeholders engaged (282.8kB PDF)

Stage 1 - Design Principle Evaluation

Date added: 22 November 2019

Appendix 1 Engagement materials used (13.2MB PDF)

Stage 1 - Design Principle Evaluation

Date added: 22 November 2019

Step 1B Design Principles report (12.0MB PDF)

Stage 1 - Design Principles Engagement Evidence

Date added: 22 November 2019

Slide deck for Stage 1A Assessment Meeting (342.5kB PDF)

Stage 1 - Other

Date added: 03 July 2019

Minutes for Stage 1A Assessment Meeting (73.5kB PDF)

Stage 1 - Assessment Meeting Minutes

Date added: 01 July 2019

Agenda for CAP1616 Assessment Meeting (564.9kB PDF)

Stage 1 - Assessment Meeting Agenda

Date added: 12 June 2019

Statement of need (68.7kB PDF)

Stage 1 - Statement of Need

Date added: 05 April 2019

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Potentially affected area

This is the area which may be affected by this airspace change depending on its development. This area may change as the proposal is developed.

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