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UK extends airport drone no-fly zones after the Gatwick disruption

When: 13 Mar 2019
Sources: 2 public sources

Gatwick Airport, whose 2018 drone disruption prompted the wider no-fly zones Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A wider drone no-fly zone around UK airports took effect, barring drones within 5 km of airports and runways without permission. It followed a government review prompted by the December 2018 drone disruption at Gatwick, which ministers called a deliberate criminal act.

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OfficialNew extended drone no-fly zone in place from today (opens in a new tab)UK Department for Transport / 2019-03-13
OfficialDrones: consultation response, 7 January 2019 (opens in a new tab)UK Department for Transport (statement by Chris Grayling) / 2019-01-07

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