TRA Near Newcastle Airfield – Monday & Tuesday

The IAA has published details of a Temporary Restricted Area (TRA) that will operate on Monday and Tuesday this week in the vicinity of Newcastle Aerodrome, Co. Wicklow. The TRA will operate from 09:00 to 18:00 local time on Monday and Tuesday, 18th and 19th of December 2023. The purpose of the TRA is to ensure the safety of aircraft operating within and of other air traffic operating in the vicinity of Newcastle and Kilmurray South, County Wicklow in the period cited whilst allowing for Unmanned Aircraft System testing. The airspace contained within the TRA will be classified as ICAO Class G.

More information is available here for the 18th and here for the 19th. A NOTAM will also be published with details.

Mark Dwyer
Mark Dwyerhttps://flyinginireland.com
Mark is an airline pilot flying the Boeing 737 for a major European airline. In addition he is also a Type Rating Instructor, Type Rating Examiner and Base Training Captain on the B737. Outside of commercial flying Mark enjoys flying light aircraft from the smallest 3 Axis microlights up to heavier singles. He is also an instructor and EASA Examiner on single engines and a UK CAA Examiner. He flies the Chipmunk for the Irish Historic Flight Foundation (IHFF). Mark became the Chairman of the National Microlight Association of Ireland (NMAI) in 2013 and has overseen a massive growth in the organisation. In this role he has worked at local and national levels. In 2015, Mark won ‘Upcoming Aviation Professional Award’ at the Aviation Industry Awards sponsored by the IAA. Mark launched this website back in 2002 while always managing the website, he has also been Editor and Deputy Editor of FlyingInIreland Magazine from 2005 to 2015.

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