Geographical Zones Near Civil Airports with Instrument Flight Procedures (Red Area)

Verified from official sources
6.8(a)Circolare ENAC ATM-09A, para. 6Version 1Effective -Verified 24 August 2026

In plain language

Near civil airports with instrument flight procedures, a highly restricted 'Red Area' extends 6 km from the runway ends and 2.5 km from the sides, from the ground up to unlimited altitude.

Requirement as structured

In the vicinity of civil airports with instrument flight procedures, the Red Area geographical zone extends up to 6 km longitudinally in both runway directions and up to 2.5 km laterally from the runway, from ground level up to unlimited altitude.

Original regulatory text

6.8 Zone geografiche nelle vicinanze di aeroporti civili con procedure strumentali di volo... a) fino a 6 km dall’ARP (o coordinate soglia pista, come indicato al precedente paragrafo 6.2) longitudinalmente in entrambe le direzioni di pista e fino a 2,5 km lateralmente dalla pista (AREA ROSSA). Verticalmente, fino a UNL;