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Guidance on planning a kite event or activity within UK airspace.
Permission For kite flying at heights greater than 60 metres AGL, we will need to issue a permission.
Last updated: 25 August 2023
In considering the merits of any particular tethered balloon/kite proposal, the CAA must therefore consider the impact upon other aviation stakeholders.
Publication status: Current
Last updated: 06 March 2013
Publication status: Withdrawn
Last updated: 21 September 2017
Publication status: Superseded
Last updated: 25 August 2016
Notifications for recreational airspace use, gliding, hang gliding, parachuting, kites.
Last updated: 02 May 2023
To qualify for licensing, air carriers must demonstrate they have sufficient levels of insurance.
Regulation (EC) No 785/2004 (as amended by Regulation (EU) No 285/2010)) and Regulations (EU) 2020/1118 and the UK Regulations supporting its implementation (The Civil Aviation (Insurance) Regulations 2005) The Regulation does not apply to: State aircraft Model aircraft less than 20kg Foot launched flying machines Captive balloons Kites Parachutes, including parascending parachutes Further information Your broker should be aware of the minimum requirements and initial queries should be directed to them.
Last updated: 03 June 2025
Unusual Aerial Activities (UAAs) wholly contained within controlled airspace are processed under either Non-Standard Flight (NSF) or Enhanced Non-Standard Flight (ENSF) clearance procedures and are subject to prior approval either by the CAA or specific ATSUs.UAAs are events such as an air exercises, trials, aerial surveys, flying displays, formation, balloon or kite flights that could adversely affect the normal operation of other airspace users and may constitute a hazard to pilots who are not aware of the activity.
Publication status: Current
Last updated: 06 November 2014
Information for planning and notifying a display, event or obstacle within UK airspace.
Commercial displays and events We offer guidance for the following: aerial surveys, flight trials, calibration, oil spill dispersal and research flights air races civil or military events featuring military aircraft events (outdoor) involving lasers, searchlights, fireworks and sky lanterns events (outdoor) involving helium-filled toy balloons filming flying displays and special events gliding hot air ballooning kite flying parachuting tethered unmanned gas balloons Obstacle notification Guidance on notifying new obstacles or changes to existing obstacles is available as follows: crane notification obstacle notification Additional guidance on obstacles is available as follows: obstacle overview Other notifications Guidance on notifying other activities is also available: dropping of articles explosives, flares and illuminants flight priorities gas venting hang gliding, paragliding, paramotoring and parascending high altitude unmanned balloons rocket launches underslung loads unmanned aerial
Last updated: 27 March 2023
UK Civil Aviation Authority reminds drone users about its new airspace notification system for making notification of flight and drone activities.
These can then be reviewed and made available through aeronautical information for stakeholders across aviation, from recreational pilots to kite fliers, to airports and commercial entities.
Last updated: 05 September 2024
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Directorate of Airspace Policy
1 March 2013
Policy Statement
OPERATION OF TETHERED BALLOONS AND KITES AT OR ABOVE
150M
1.
Last updated: 06 March 2013
