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Low Flying Area 06

LFA 6 Map

LFA 6

LFA 6 is located in the east of England and covers Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Rutland and parts of Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. There are two major flying stations, RAF Wittering and RAF Cottesmore, as well as RAF Henlow, RAF Brampton, RAF Wyton and Bassingbourn Barracks.

Much of the low flying activity in LFA 6 involves aircraft transitting to and from the Air Weapons Bases on the east coast, or aircraft from RAF bases in the area flying to and from Wales and the west of England. It is extensively used by training aircraft based in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.

Usable area: 9,308 km2 (3,594 sq mls). This represents 4.7% of the total usable overland area of the UK Low Flying System

Exercise and events taking place in LFA 6.

  • 22 Mar-1 April 2010 - EXERCISE TAC BLAZE 1

For a complete listing of Exercises and Events across the United Kingdom click the link on the right.






Hours per Year

2003/04 : 1,682

2004/05 : 1,989

2005/06 : 1,678

2006/07 : 1,509

2007/08 : 1,657

2008/09 : 1,494

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