Hillend (Non-XC Flights)

Please read the general provisions first.

Designation :  

Lateral limits :

Formal delimitation -  Hillend is that part of the Edinburgh Control Zone enclosed by a circle of radius 1 nm centred on 55:52:59 N 003:13:19 W   (NT236662), the summit of Caerketton Hill above Hillend Ski Centre.

Plain English  visual guide – not over the bypass, not further than Dreghorn Jct.  to NW, not further than Lothianburn junction to NE, not further than A703 to E, not further than Boghall Farm to SE, not further than Castle Law Hill to SW, Not further than Capelaw Summit to W.)

See map links below.  Download an Openair format SUA file for this zone here.

Vertical limits :

SFC - 3000 ft Edinburgh QNH when runway 06 operational (usual in NE wind).

SFC – 2000 ft Edinburgh QNH when runway 24 operational (usual in W wind).

ATC advise altitude clearance during the telephone call to activate the zone.  (Default request clearance to 3000 ft Edinburgh QNH.)

Maps:

Airspace Map

OS Map