Navigate / EASA

GM1 Article 3(1) Provision of ATM/ANS and design of airspace structures

ED Decision 2020/008/R

AIRSPACE STRUCTURE

Airspace structure refers to a specific volume of airspace designed to ensure the safe and optimal operation of aircraft. Airspace structures may consist of:

(a)     controlled airspace, namely control zones and control areas, including terminal control areas and airways or free route airspace;

(b)     airspace restrictions, namely danger, restricted, prohibited areas, temporary segregated areas and temporary reserved areas; and

(c)      other volumes of airspace as specified by the competent authority when defining the airspace change process, such as e.g. flight information zones, aerodrome traffic zone, RMZ/TMZ (XXX).