201208 Calaby, Bob Safeguarding Airspace at Darwin International Airport

NT Spatial 2012

Safeguarding Airspaceat Darwin International Airport

Bob Calaby MSSSI, OFIEAustAerodrome Safety & Standards Manager

Scope of PresentationSafeguarding Airspace• Airport Overview• Why protect airspace?• Obstacle Limitation Surfaces• Procedures for Air Navigation Surfaces – Operations (PANS-OPS)• OLS Surveys• Other considerations – Bird Hazard, Noise, Lighting, Public Safety

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Darwin Airport Overview• Privately owned company NT Airports Pty Ltd operates DRW, ASP, TCA• 99 year lease from Cwlth• Joint User with Department of Defence• 24 hour curfew free • 2 runways• RWY 11/29 3354m x 60m• RWY 18/36 1524m x 30m• 14 aircraft bays• 4 serviced by aerobridges• 10 Jet A-1 refueling points• ILS Category I• ARFF Category 8

RWY 11/293354 x 60

RWY 18/361524 x 30

Airspace Protection• Obstructions in vicinity of airport may limit operations.• Objects up to 15 km away can cause problems for pilots• OLS prescribed by CASA, MOS 139 – ref surfaces, define when objects considered as obstacles and

assessed for impact on aircraft ops.• PANS - OPS – instrument procedures, guaranteed

minimum clearance above any obstacle – cannot beinfringed.

• Airport operator responsible for implementing CASA standards. Defence similar standards.

• Relationship NT Lands & Planning

CASAMOS Part 139

Prescribed Airspace• Airports Act• Airports (Protection of Airspace) Regulations• Defence (Areas Control) Regulations• OLS MOS Part 139• PANS-OPS ICAO• Aerodrome Operator maintains

Evolution Building 2007• OLS• PANS-OPS• Cranes

NT Planning Scheme Feb 2012• RD Restricted Development

OLS SurveysSurvey Control

OLS Surveys

Type A Chart

AIP ERSA RDS

Presentation of Information to Airlines

Thank YouAny Questions?bob.calaby@ntairports.com.au