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Defence proposes the establishment of a single temporary restricted area (TRA) in the Flinders Ranges Region to support Defence aviation activities throughout 2025.
The issue
This proposal notes the following key issues:
- Activation of TRA ‘KOOMOOLOO’ to support Defence aviation activities throughout 2025.
- No significant impact expected to published air routes or Instrument Flight Procedures (IFP).
- Conditional status of the TRA will be restricted area (RA) 2; transit will not be approved except in case of emergency or priority status.
Purpose
Joint Airspace Control Cell (JACC) requests feedback on proposed TRA and procedures in support of Defence activities in the Flinders Ranges region throughout 2025.
Proposal
TRA ‘KOOMOOLOO’ is proposed to exclude non-participant aviation activities due to the inability for participating assets to comply with Class G procedures including broadcast requirements and see-and-avoid procedures. Sanitised airspace is also required for the planned activities in order to assure successful completion of the mission profiles without interference.
The condition status of TRA ‘KOOMOOLOO’ will be RA2 with transit only approved to aircraft experiencing an in-flight emergency or those with priority status engaged in the preservation of life or property (medical evacuation, search and rescue and flood and fire relief etc).
Given its position and altitude, TRA ‘KOOMOOLOO’ is not expected to affect any IFP and will only impinge on air routes outside of controlled airspace. It is expected that no significant operational impact will be experienced by any aircraft requiring overflight of the TRA.
Notice to the aviation community will be provided through an Aeronautical Information Publication Supplement (AIP SUP) and associated Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). These publications together will detail the dimensions, activation dates, timings, transit procedures and controlling authority contact details.
TRA ‘KOOMOOLOO’ is proposed for activation on a regular basis with an activity schedule utilising the airspace two weeks out of every six. This AvSEF covers the first two proposed activation periods which are detailed below. Future activations will be covered by a separate AvSEF and corresponding AIP SUP/NOTAM’s as required.
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TRA ‘KOOMOOLOO’ |
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| Date (Local) | Time (Local) | Time and Date (Coordinated universal time) |
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31 March – 5 April 2025 |
0700 – 1900 | 2030–0830 30 March – 5 April 2025 |
| 6 – 13 April 2025 | 0700 – 1900 | 2130–0930 5 – 13 April 2025 |
| 12 – 25 May 2025 | 0700 – 1700 | 2130-0730 11 – 25 May 2025 |
Table 1: Planned activation timings for TRA 'KOOMOOLOO'
Dates and times notified above are notional and subject to change dependent upon both internal and external factors. The associated AIP SUP and NOTAM will specify the exact dates and timings once confirmed.
The proposed NOTAM will display as follows:
YMMM/TRA ‘KOOMOOLOO’
Conditional Status: RA2
Military Flying
Lateral Limits: 331740S 1392532E – 331809S 1394202E – 334136S 1394159E - 333813S 1391240E – 331740S 1392532E
Vertical Limits: SFC – 4500
Hours of Activity: NOTAM
Controlling Authority: Department of Defence
AvSEF members are invited to provide feedback to adf.airspace@defence.gov.au by 25 Feb 25.