The no fly zone for drones around airports is to be extended following the disruption at Gatwick in December, the government says.
From 13 March it will be illegal to fly a drone within 5km (approx 3 miles) of an airport, rather than the current 1km (0.6-mile) exclusion zone.
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Hi guys
Just got an email saying the new bill for UK drones wil be going forward with no fly zone for drones near airports at a distance of 3.1 miles (5km). Not exactly sure when itāll kick in.
Almost the saddest thing about that is they canāt even be consistent with using metric v Imperial.
Was 1km, now 3 miles. I guess it will be parsecs next.
Well, no. The really sad thing is that it doesnāt stop idiots flying up and down Gatwick/Heathrow runways.
Personally ā¦ my garden being 250m from an airport is awkward.
But. Hang on! Jessops? Thatās way beyond sad.
Yeah the whole thing does read like a Jessops press release 
Donāt forget though, they have a (very) vested interest as Peter Jones also owns https://dronesaferegister.org.uk
That may just be bad reporting (like thereās such a thing as good reporting)
The .gov PR does say 5km so I guess media outlets are just converting that to miles to make it easier for their readers 
Strangely I canāt find anything about this on the CAA site?
Iāll rename this thread too, we all know what a km is after all!
Poor reporting indeed, the article says drones were sighted and the only picture they have of drones is this one. What are they implying?
Phew!, just done a rough measure from the Park where i fly to our Local Airport.
glad to report itās just over 5 kms, well according to my ruler and Google maps its is!!
Soooo, Norwich Guys @PaperCrane, @UnluckyTimmeh, @finnrigney and Co.
Eaton Park is safe to fly, so is Earlham Park !.
And my mates fishing lakes complex at Hevingham, AH! AH!, Nope, sorry Trev !!
Calling @Paul_M, Is Caister still classed as a working Airport?.
I know they used to fly out of there to the rigs, not sure these days?
Google Earth has a point-to-point measure. No need for rulers.
So, Iām 260m from the airport ā¦ whilst in my bedroom. Another 10m closer at the far end of my garden.
Thatās the edge of the airfield grass.
Thanks Dave, just done a measure, itās actually over 6 kms, from Park boundary to the Runway.
Yet another piece of paper to add to the Flight Bag āMap of distance to nearest Airportā
I wonder how the classification of whether its classed an Airport or, an Airfield is going to affect this?.
As we have several small Airfields around here, are they going to be included I wonder?
They have just updated their site.
And published a new Drone Code:
I have this argument many times over with my Mrs, although many folks still use inches, miles and fathoms, when I was at secondary school (80-85) we learned metric isnāt it about time we settled on one or the other (maybe a Room 101 debate).
Unless Brexit means an end to metric?
Well - thatās vague!!
ā2 or 2.5kmā radius - what happened to the āfrom airfield perimeterā??
No indication where the 5km is measured from. Runway centre-point or thresholds?
Thatās about as clear as mud !!
