What is controlled airspace in Canada?

Controlled Airspace. Controlled airspace will be classified as Class A, B, C, D or E airspace. It is the airspace within which all aircraft may be subject to air traffic control and there may be licensing and equipment requirements to fly in it. All uncontrolled airspace is Class G airspace.



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Definition. Generally, that airspace from the surface to 4,000 feet above the airport elevation (charted in MSL) surrounding those airports that have an operational control tower, are serviced by a radar approach control, and that have a certain number of IFR operations or passenger enplanements.

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Controlled Airspace. Controlled airspace will be classified as Class A, B, C, D or E airspace. It is the airspace within which all aircraft may be subject to air traffic control and there may be licensing and equipment requirements to fly in it. All uncontrolled airspace is Class G airspace.

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A control area is a Controlled Airspace extending upwards from a specified limit above the earth. ( ICAO Annex 11 — Air Traffic Services) The lateral and vertical extent of control areas is detailed in the appropriate national AIP.

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For flight near airports in controlled airspace, drone operators must receive an airspace authorization prior to operation. Airspace authorizations come with altitude limitations and may include other operational provisions. Controlled airspace and other flying restrictions can be found on our B4UFLY app.

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Airspace is managed by Transport Canada and detailed information regarding exact dimensions and classification is available in the Designated Airspace Handbook which is published every fifty-six days by Nav Canada.

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The Class C airspace around Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (LBPIA) naturally concentrates circumnavigating traffic around its periphery.

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Generally, that airspace from the surface to 10,000 feet MSL surrounding the nation's busiest airports in terms of IFR operations or passenger enplanements.

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It is that portion of the airspace that has not been designated as Control Area, Control Zone, Terminal Control Area or Transition Area. According to the airspace classes set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the uncontrolled classes of airspace are class F and G.

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Uncontrolled airspace or Class G airspace is the portion of the airspace that has not been designated as Class A, B, C, D, or E. It is therefore designated uncontrolled airspace. Class G airspace extends from the surface to the base of the overlying Class E airspace.

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