Explanatory Statement – Airroutes
Purpose: Airroutes are designated to assist Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers to define particular navigable airspace between two points to the extent necessary, for the application of flight rules.
All airroutes are routinely published in the AIP MAP products (as defined in ICAO Annex 15) and in the Designated Airspace Handbook (DAH). The DAH is issued on an alternating approximate 24/28 week cycle. The DAH lists and describes, in tabular form, the lateral and vertical limits and any other pertinent details of airspace volumes including airroutes.
The attachment to this instrument is a duplicate of the section of the DAH, which becomes effective 07 June 2007, describing Airroutes.
Operation: The airroutes legislative instrument describes where the routes are and what restrictions and/or requirements apply to their use.
Impact: The impact on this determination of airroutes is expected to be negligible as most of these airroutes are already in use. In any case, Air Traffic Control may describe any route by reference to its segments if required for any particular flight regardless of the existence of a published route.
The Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR) determined this instrument appeared unlikely to have direct or significant indirect impact on businesses and therefore confirmed a Regulation Impact Statement would not be required.