Light Aircraft Pilot Licence (A) licences no longer being issued after 1st October 2025

As part of the Licensing and Training Simplification Project, UK CAA will no longer be issuing LAPL(A) after 1st October 2025. 

Students currently training for the LAPL(A) will have until the 16th September to submit their application for licence issue, in order to guarantee having their LAPL(A) issued prior to the deadline. 

Any applications received after this date will not be guaranteed to have a UK LAPL(A) issued. Students who have trained for the LAPL(A) and have their licence issued after 1st October 2025, will be issued with an NPPL(A).

Further information can be found on the LAPL page on our website.