Open consultation

Changes to the air navigation directions and air navigation guidance

From:
Department for Transport
Published
25 November 2025
Last updated
19 January 2026 — See all updates

Summary

Proposed changes to the air navigation directions and air navigation guidance to support the airspace modernisation programme.

This consultation closes at

Consultation description

We are seeking views on proposed policy changes to the air navigation directions (AND) and air navigation guidance (ANG).

The AND and ANG are statutory documents issued to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to inform them how to carry out their air navigation function. They were last updated in 2023 and 2017 respectively.

We are consulting on several proposed policy changes, with the aim of:

The proposed changes include:

  • providing clear priorities for the design of airspace, including the altitude at which noise and carbon are prioritised
  • implementing new time limits on the call-in process
  • updating guidance on the engagement and consultation process
  • removing the need for environmental assessments for unmanned aerial systems trials
  • improving the overall usability of the information

Documents

Air navigation directions and air navigation guidance consultation

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The Civil Aviation Authority (air navigation) directions 2026

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Air navigation guidance: proposed 2026 version

PDF, 241 KB, 24 pages

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Options Assessment: air navigation directions and air navigation guidance

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Ways to respond

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Email to:

airspacemodernisation@dft.gov.uk

Write to:

Airspace Modernisation,
4th floor,
Great Minster House,
33 Horseferry Road,
London, SW1P 4DR

Updates to this page

Published 25 November 2025
Last updated 19 January 2026 href="#full-history">+ show all updates

  1. Consultation extended to 26 January 2026.

  2. First published.

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