Question follow-through · 109683

Gatwick Airport: Airspace

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Civil Aviation Authority’s CAP1616 airspace change process in relation to Gatwick Airport.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
29 Jan 2026
Target answer date
2 Feb 2026
Answer
23 Feb 2026 · 25 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Civil Aviation Authority’s CAP1616 airspace change process in relation to Gatwick Airport.

  2. 2 Feb 2026

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  3. 23 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the United Kingdom’s independent aviation and aerospace regulator. CAP1616 is the CAA’s process for all airspace changes in the UK, including potential airspace changes at Gatwick Airport. The CAA has recently consult...

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