Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) Definition and Dimensions

In plain language

A runway protection zone is a 5 km long by 1 km wide rectangle starting at the runway threshold and extending outwards, reaching from the surface up to 2,000 feet above the aerodrome level.

Requirement as structured

Defines a runway protection zone as a rectangular airspace extending 5 km from the runway threshold, 1 km wide (except Heathrow), up to 2,000 feet above the aerodrome level.

Original regulatory text

A “runway protection zone”, in relation to a runway threshold at the aerodrome, is the airspace extending from the surface to a height of 2,000 feet above the level of the aerodrome within the area bounded by a rectangle— a whose longer sides measure 5 km, b whose shorter sides measure— i 1 km (except in the case of Heathrow Airport)...

Applies when

country

United Kingdom

regulatory category

General