LFA 8 is located in central and northwestern England. It stretches from the Ribble Valley and Forest Moor in the north to Warwick in the south, and from the Wirral in the west to Doncaster and Nottingham in the east. Although there are no major flying stations within LFA 8, other service establishments within it include RAF Cosford, RAF Stafford and RAF Woodvale.
Much of LFA 8 (42%), particularly around the outer edge is unusable for military low flying because of large avoidance areas over Liverpool/Manchester, Blackpool/Blackburn, Leeds/Bradford, Derby/Nottingham and the West Midlands conurbation. In addition, there is controlled airspace immediately above this Area for civil air routes into the Region's international airports. Furthermore, the high moors of the Pennines are often subject to low cloud and mist. As a result, this Area is the least-used on the UK Mainland.
Usable area: 8,718 km2 (3,366 sq mls). This represents 4.4% of the total usable area of the UK Low Flying System.
Exercise and events taking place in LFA 8.
- 22- 26 March 2010 - EXERCISE PEGASUS GROUNDHOG
- 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.