All the stats on Airprox available on the CAA website….try this page http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?categoryid=423&pagetype=68&groupid=430 or type Airprox into the search facility.

With particular regard to NCL, the inbound routing from the south via POL is now entirely within controlled airspace, due to the establishment of airway P18 (POL-NEW), so the risk to NCL inbounds has been significantly reduced.

The problem is that many UK civil airports have no controlled airspace linking them to the airway system (MME, HUY, NWI, BRS for example). Traffic has to route through the open FIR (Class G airspace), which anyone, from microlight to B52 has a perfect right to be operating in. The best ATC can offer is a Radar Advisory Service, which although usually good, cannot offer total protection against high energy military traffic.

Airspace evolves continually….for example on May 12th EMA gains a whole new chunk of sky out to the east of Leicester which totally changes the arrival routings, but many UK airports still remain clear of controlled airspace.