Avalon Airport - Tower hours amendment proposal

Airservices Australia is proposing to extend temporary amendments to tower hours at Avalon Airport.

These amendments are being proposed to provide improved predictability of our services and reduce ongoing tactical amendments to hours of coverage. The following tower hours amendments are being proposed to 31 May 2024:

All times in local time:

Please note, Avalon controlled airspace becomes Class E from 700 feet above ground level (AGL), and Class G from surface to 700 feet AGL outside tower hours.

It is important 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 takeoff (91.390)
• straight-in approaches at non-controlled aerodromes (91.395).