Aerodrome Details
ERSA Entry
OLS Survey Specifications
COMMUNICATIONS / NAVIGATION AIDS / METEOROLOGY EQUIPMENT
Communications
Six x Telstra lines via Telstra’s DRCS system (Telstra Upgrades -This system is currently being replaced by a new High Capacity Radio Concentrator (HCRC) system, in conjunction with the Big Pond Broadband two-way satellite system which has been installed.)
- Three lines dedicated to voice
- One line dedicated to computer modem
- Two lines dedicated to Canon 450 facsimile machines
- DRCS (HCRC) system coupled to eight station AVAYA VOIP System
- Broadband x 2
- 2 x Telstra internet satellite data connections
Emergency Back-up
- 2 x satellite telephones (one hand-held and one base-supported)
Radio
- Two x radio – VHF, ground to air communication, ops and camp office
- 1 x radio – HF with links via VJY to the Telstra network
- One x PA system
Navigation Aids
- 1 x 100 watt non direction beacon (NDB) call sign TST359, backed up with a failure alarm
- 1 x set PAPI (precision approach pathway indicator) runway lighting
- 1 x set PAL (pilot-activated lighting) solar/battery-powered runway lights
- 1 x set battery-operated runway flares for emergency operation
- 1 x floodlit windsock with signal circle
- 1 x AFRU (aviation frequency response unit)
Meteorological
Data is gathered by a remote automatic weather station provided by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, which feeds into the national forecasting data base.
Flying Distances Chart
Distance between Operational Centres
(Nautical Miles)
|
Broome |
Dampier |
Darwin |
Derby |
Kununurra |
Port Hedland |
Truscott |
Troughton Island |
Broome |
|
351 |
600 |
89 |
394 |
251 |
333 |
338 |
Dampier |
351 |
|
950 |
439 |
741 |
106 |
679 |
680 |
Darwin |
600 |
950 |
|
513 |
238 |
851 |
281 |
288 |
Derby |
89 |
439 |
513 |
|
306 |
338 |
252 |
`260 |
Kununurra |
394 |
741 |
238 |
306 |
|
638 |
168 |
192 |
Pt.Hedland |
251 |
106 |
851 |
338 |
638 |
|
538 |
586 |
Truscott |
333 |
679 |
281 |
252 |
168 |
583 |
|
25 |
Troughton |
338 |
680 |
288 |
260 |
192 |
586 |
25 |
|
Wyndham |
370 |
720 |
244 |
282 |
36 |
617 |
133 |
157 |
Note:
- Dampier (Karratha aerodrome)
- Distances are calculated as great circles to the nearest nautical mile.
Conversion:
1 nautical mile = 1.85319km
1 nautical mile = 1.141414 statue miles
1 statue mile = 1.609342km
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