Reopening Manston Airport – 2026 Airspace Change Consultation

RiverOak Strategic Partners Limited (‘RSP’) is working to redevelop and reopen Manston Airport as an air freight hub.

RSP is carrying out its Stage 3 airspace change consultation from Monday 16th March to Monday 22nd June 2026. The consultation will provide residents, communities and wider stakeholders with details of proposed changes to flight paths and airspace structure.

The consultation will have several aspects to it, including an online portal where our consultation materials and proposals can be viewed. We will also be running a series of in-person and online engagement events where attendees can view our proposals and talk to members of the project team. Consultees will be able to provide feedback via the online portal, at the consultation events or via our Freepost address (FREEPOST 1616).

To ensure all stakeholders are aware of the consultation, we will be advertising in local press, social media and physical posters. We would be grateful if you could share the information with your constituents when the consultation launches. If you would feel that it we be beneficial, we can provide versions in hard copy or smaller versions to go in local newsletters. We can also support with the distribution of this information to groups who you feel may benefit, which can be arranged by contacting us using the details below.

The consultation will be run in accordance with airspace change standards governed by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). All progress regarding the consultation and wider airspace change process is available to view on the CAA’s online portal, https://airspacechange.caa.co.uk/.

We will write to you and other relevant stakeholders again at the start of consultation when full details of our proposals will be made available on the online portal.

Yours sincerely,

Owen.

Manston Airport Team

RiverOak Strategic Partners
Tel: 0800 030 4137
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.rsp.co.uk