Did you know that aviation is full of STARs? Standard Terminal Arrival Route, also known as STARs, are the final part of a journey before an aircraft is transferred to an approach controller to be guided into the runway for landing. Every STAR placement is a compromise between a variety of factors, including terrain, nearby airports, hold positioning, and traffic flow.

With the great British weather being reliably unreliable, we occasionally need to put additional measures in place to safely manage flights in UK airspace. These measures ensure we can handle as many flights as possible, with minimal disruption and without compromising on safety, which is always our primary objective. Here we explore ‘low visibility procedures’ (LVPs), what are they and what they mean…