Proposed amendment to Albury Airport control tower Hours

Airservices Australia propose to amend tower hours as detailed in the table below, effective 22 December 2024, for a period of 90 days.

The proposed hours ensure safe, efficient, and predictable air traffic services at Albury while we continue our training efforts, with a return to enroute supplement Australia (ERSA) hours expected from March 2025.
Please note, Albury Class C and D airspace 8,500 Feet above mean sea level (AMSL) and below becomes Class G outside tower hours.
CASA has requested us to highlight the importance that all pilots are familiar and operate in accordance with the new flight operations regulations described within Part 91. 

These include:

• take-off or landing at non-controlled aerodromes
• understanding the definition of the vicinity of a non-controlled aerodrome (91.360)
• operating on manoeuvring area, or in the vicinity, of a non-controlled aerodrome (91.375)
• operating on manoeuvring area, or in the vicinity, of a non-controlled aerodrome – landing and taking off into the wind (91.380)
• operating on manoeuvring area, or in the vicinity, of non-controlled aerodrome – requirements that apply after joining the circuit pattern (91.385)
• operating on manoeuvring area, or in the vicinity, of non-controlled aerodrome – requirements related to maintaining the same track after take-off (91.390)
• straight-in approaches at non-controlled aerodromes (91.395).

See the CASA website for further information.

We would appreciate your feedback on this proposal by 6 December 2024. Please reply to stakeholder@airservicesaustralia.com to provide your feedback, or to ask any questions regarding this proposal.