Airspace Restrictions Over Portrush for Air Display Friday Evening

The UK CAA has published details of a Restricted Area (Temporary) – RA(T) – to facilitate a flying display on Friday 18th July to coincide with The Open that takes place at the Royal Portrush Golf Club. The display starts at 21:15 with the Calidus Autogyro as the warm up act. This will be followed by the Airborne Pyrotechnics Display Team as they light up West Bay. Flying Grob 109 gliders equipped with pyrotechnics, the pilots combine precise aerobatics with dazzling bursts of light resulting in a stunning, unforgettable sky show.

The airspace restrictions will be in place between 2000z hours and 2100z hours on 18th  July 2025. No aircraft is to fly below 4000 FT AMSL within the area of a circle having a radius of 2 NM whose centre is at 551219N 0063940W. (see map below).

Read the full airspace notice here.

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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