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The Joint Airspace Control Cell requests feedback on a proposed temporary restricted area (TRA) to encompass military flying and live fire activities between Delamere Range and Bradshaw Field Training Area.
The issue
This proposal notes the following key issues:
- activation of proposed TRA-RUMBLE between Delamere Range (R232) and Bradshaw Field Training Area (R268)
- air routes Z35, W226, W605, W614 and A461 are affected
- D236AB COOLIBAH CORRIDOR VFR TRANSIT LANE will not be available during activation
- conditional status of the TRA will be RA2
- access to TRA is limited to aircraft with a declared emergency or undertaking operations in the preservation of life and property.
Purpose
Elements of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will be conducting military flying and live fire activities over the period 27 – 28 July 2023.
The intention is to activate a TRA which encompasses the airspace between Delamere Range (R232) and Bradshaw Field Training Area (R268) to facilitate military flying and live fire activities.
TRA-RUMBLE is proposed for the period 27 – 28 July 2023, with up to 2 hours of activation occurring on each day.
For simplicity, TRA-RUMBLE has been designed as a single volume of airspace, adjoining and sharing common boundaries with R232 and R268, from SFC-FL600. This airspace will wholly contain live fire effects and flying activities occurring within.
Air routes Z35, W226, W605, W614 and A461 are affected by this activity. Extant diversion routes used for R225 may be utilised to remain clear of active airspace, this shall be confirmed in aeronautical information package supplements (AIP SUP).
D236A COOLIBAH CORRIDOR NORTH VFR TRANSIT LANE and D236B COOLIBAH CORRIDOR SOUTH VFR TRANSIT LANE will not be available during TRA-RUMBLE activation times.
Specific timings of PRD and TRA airspace activation will be confirmed in NOTAM.
Access to TRA-RUMBLE, R232 and R268 by non-military aircraft is not available except for aircraft with a declared emergency or operating in the preservation of life or property (medivac, fire and flood recovery, police, search and rescue).
Refer to Figure 1 for a depiction of TRA-RUMBLE, R232 and R268.
YBBB/TRA-RUMBLE
- Conditional Status: RA2
- Military Flying/Non-Flying
- Lateral Limits: 144929S 1303753E – 145536S 1304523E – then along YAMBARRAN RANGE 1 1 – 145608S 1304335E – then along YAMBARRAN RANGE 1 2 – 145401S 1303742E – then along YAMBARRAN RANGE 1 3 – 145851S 1303447E – then along YAMBARRAN RANGE 1 4 – 150549S 1303413E – then along YAMBARRAN RANGE 1 5 – 150815S 1303328E – then along YAMBARRAN RANGE 1 6 – 151042S 1302930E – then along YAMBARRAN RANGE 1 7 – 151331S 1302854E – then along YAMBARRAN RANGE 1 8 – 151737S 1302739E – then along YAMBARRAN RANGE 1 9 – 151431S 1302210E – then along YAMBARRAN RANGE 1 10 – 151829S 1301832E – then along YAMBARRAN RANGE 1 – 152224S 1301445E – then along THE VICTORIA RIVER 6 – 152326S 1301423E – then along THE VICTORIA RIVER 7 – 152416S 1300511E – then along THE VICTORIA RIVER 8 – 152611S 1295738E – then along THE VICTORIA RIVER 9 – 152050S 1295209E – then along THE VICTORIA RIVER 10 – 151610S 1295044E – 155753S 1313912E – then along the counter clockwise arc of a circle radius 22.00 nautical mile centre 154019S 1315258E – 151729S 1315713E – 144929S 1303753E
- Vertical Limits: SFC – FL600
- Controlling Authority: Defence (contact details to be published in AIP SUP)
