Policy paper
Airspace modernisation
Why we need to modernise UK airspace and what we are doing.
Documents
Details
UK airspace is a network routes in the sky above the UK. The basic design of UK airspace hasn’t changed significantly since the 1950s.
The Department for Transport (DfT) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) are co-sponsors of a programme to modernise UK airspace. Modernising airspace will:
- update its structural design
- change how the systems on which it runs work
- use new technology to improve how air traffic is integrated and managed
The documents on this page explain:
- more about what we are doing with airspace modernisation and why we are doing it
- the potential benefits and issues