This proposal is for an Applicability and Policy Alignment Check.
Following an Airprox in 2024, ANSL and the UK Airprox Board recommended that VRPs in the Edinburgh CTR be reviewed. Following the review, the change is requested to ensure that the KIRKNEWTON Visual Reference Point (VRP)
is differentiated from KIRKNEWTON AIRFIELD. A VRP is still required in that area for co-ordination and routing guidance even when Kirknewton airfield is not active.
The objective is to replace the existing KIRKNEWTON VRP (555315.00N 0032505.00W) with a new one at KIRKNEWTON RAILWAY STATION (555319.74N 0032601.54W).
The new VRP is situated approximately 0.5nm to the WNW of the existing VRP.
The key reason for the change is safety - to prevent confusion to airspace users and to facilitate clearer ATC instructions for transits across the Edinburgh CTR.
The other element is that the existing VRP does not effectively meet the requirements detailed in the policy statement for the establishment of VRPs in that it is not based upon a prominent ground feature.
