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FLYING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM

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There are 7 basic tasks to prepare for in advance be-fore flying to the United Kingdom:

1. Select Airport of Entry (AOE)2. Check passport and visa requirements3. Check Overflights and Landing permission re- quirements4. Consider if PPRs are needed for your AOE5. Airport Passenger Duty6. Reserve an airport slot7. Completing the GAR

2. Passports and Visas Requirements:Your passport or identity card will be checked when you arrive at a UK airport to make sure you’re allowed to come into the country. It must be valid for the whole duration of your stay.You may also need a visa to come into or travel through the UK, depending on your nationality.

Passports:To enter the United Kingdom, a passport valid for the duration of whole stay is required by all nationals referred to in the chart above, except EU nationals holding a valid national ID card.EU nationals are only required to produce evidence of their EU nationality and identity in order to be admit-ted to any EU member state. This evidence can take the form of a valid national passport or national iden-tity card. Either is acceptable. Possession of a return ticket, any length of validity on their document, or sufficient funds for the length of their proposed visit should not be imposed.A passport is not required for travel between Great Britain and Ireland (an official form of identification, such as a driver’s licence, is required), Northern Ire-land, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.Passengers transiting the UK destined for the Re-public of Ireland are advised to hold return tickets to avoid delay and interrogation.

Visas:Visas for the United Kingdom are not required by na-tionals referred to in the chart above for stays of up to six months.Nationals not requiring visas are advised to be in pos-session of either a return ticket or, if arriving on a one-way ticket, proof of sufficient funds to accommodate and support themselves for the duration of stay.

Nationals not referred to in the chart are advised to contact the embassy/high commission to check visa requirements for the United Kingdom.

Types and cost:General visitor visa: £85; long-term visit visa: £324 (one or two years); £588 (five years); £737 (up to 10 years). Please check with the Embassy for the up-to-date prices.

Validity:General visitor visa: six months; long-term visit visa: one, two, five or 10 years, with a maximum stay of six months per visit.

3. Overflights and Landing Permits:With the exception of operators on experimental cer-tificates, there are no permit requirements for over-flight of the UK. Private non-revenue do not require overflight permits.While landing permits are not needed for private non-revenue flights, they are required for all non-Eu-ropean Union (EU) charter flights to/from the UK.

1. Airport of Entry (AOE)An airport of entry (AOE) is an airport that provides customs and immigration services for incoming flights. These services allow the airport to serve as an initial port of entry for foreign visitors arriving in a country.Listed below are some of the main airports that are AOE in the UK.

CityName of the

AirportICAO Code

BirminghamBirmingham Airport

EGBB

LeedsLeeds Bradford Airport

EGNM

LeicestershireEast Midlands Airport

EGNX

LiverpoolLiverpool John Lennon Airport

EGGP

LondonLondon City Airport

EGLC

LondonLondon Gatwick Airport

EGKK

LondonLondon Heathrow Airport

EGLL

LondonLondon Luton Airport

EGGW

LondonLondon Stansted Airport

EGSS

ManchesterManchester Airport

EGCC

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle Airport EGNT

BournemouthBournemouth Airport

EGHH

SouthamptonSouthampton Airport

EGHI

Aberdeen Aberdeen Airport EGPD

Edinburgh Edinburgh Airport EGPH

GlasgowGlasgow International Airport

EGPF

GlasgowGlasgow Prestwick International Airport

EGPK

CardiffCardiff International Airport

EGFF

BelfastBelfast International Airport

EGAA

Inverness Inverness Airport EGPE

Southend Southend Airport EGMC

Country Passport required Visa required

Australian Yes No

British N/A N/A

Canadian Yes No

Other EU Yes No

USA Yes No

“If you are planning a trip to the UK whether its for tea with the Queen or to see Mary Poppins this article will give you the required information.”

Steven COLLINS, Head of International Trip Planning at RocketRoutesteven.collins@rocketroute.com

Steve has 21 years experience in Commercial and general aviаtion, having spent over 16 years at Air France in Ground / Flight Operations at Heathrow and the last 5 years at Farnborough air-port working at TAG Aviation and Gama Aviation.

4. PPRs:A PPR or Prior Permission Required is needed for op-eration to military airfields in the UK, and request pro-cedures differ depending on the airport. For Airports such as RAF Northolt (EGWU) mandates a PPR. The request should be submitted at least 24 hours in ad-vance notice and is made via the ground handler. At other UK military airports, PPR requests are submit-ted via the military, with lead time of no less than 48 hours. At some UK airbases – such as RAF Leuchars (EGQL) – PPRs are only issued to General Aviation (GA) during large sports events such as Golf. Farn-borough (EGLF) also issues PPRs but this is not a military airfield as this is a dedicated general aviation airport owned by TAG Farnborough.In all cases you’ll need to provide a full request usu-ally by way of a handling request. They will require full crew/passenger passport information and insur-ance valid for the European Union. At military air-ports it’s important that authorities are advised of all crew/passengers coming in and going out. Be aware that the military perform full security checks. If they don’t have accurate crew/passenger information in advance, you may face long delays or your request being rejected. Any passenger changes must be ad-vised at first instance to the handling agent and a new manifest must be sent to the airfield.Validity of a PPR is normally for your scheduled ar-rival and departure. PPR revisions may be requested, but approval of short-notice requests is on a case-by-case basis. If a revision is requested outside nor-mal operating hours, it will not be processed. A PPR confirmation number is always given, but this is not a field 18 requirement of the flight plan.

5. Airport Passenger Duty (APD)UK Air Passenger Duty (APD) is a self-assessed and self-declared tax levied on the carriage of chargeable passengers on any chargeable aircraft taking off from a UK airport. The amount of APD due is based on the number of chargeable passengers that boarded the aircraft, their destination and the class of travel. You can visit the HMRC website to get the applicable fees to your operation.

6. Airport Slots:Airport slots are needed for most airports near the London area. These airports are London Stansted (EGSS), London Luton (EGGW), London Heathrow (EGLL), London City (EGLC) and London Gatwick (EGKK). Outside of this region, airport slot require-ments are not normally required. Slot requirements are in place to manage airport traffic flow and airport ground capacity as the airports above are looking af-ter commercial and business aviation aircraft and can be very busy at peak periods.

7. General Aviation Report Form (GAR):General Aviation pilots, operators and owners of aircraft making Common Travel Area2 and interna-tional journeys in some circumstances are required to report their expected journey to the Police and/or the Border Force command of the Home Office. Border Force and the Police request that the report is made using a GAR. The GAR helps Border Force and

the Police in securing the UK border and preventing crime and terrorism.Filing a GAR “General Aviation Report” is mandatory when flying into the United Kingdom and sometimes when departing from the United Kingdom. The GAR Form must be sent a number of hours prior to flight in order to inform the relevant authorities.Arriving into UK from: Outside the EU (24 hrs)-Inside the EU except Ireland (4 hrs)-Ireland (12 hrs)-North-ern Ireland or Isle of Man (12 hrs)-Channel Islands (12 hrs).Departing from the UK to Outside the EU (24hrs)-In-side the EU GAR Form NOT required.You can find the full details on the requirements for using a UK Customs GAR form on the UK Govern-ment website.

Closing Points:• As with all trips please ensure you have all valid aircraft documents on board in case of any Inspections;• Ensure all passengers and crew have correct docu- mentation to enter the UK;• Ensure you have valid airport slots for slot coordi- nated UK airports and if you are late you should up- date the slots with your handling agent;• Ensure a GAR form has been submitted to the rele- vant authorities;• If you are planning trips in peak season you should submit parking and slots requests as soon as possible.

All the above information is compiled to the best of our ability and is of course subject to change.

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