Dampier rifle range danger area adjustment

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    Start 10/06/2025
    AEST 10:00
    End 21/06/2025
    AEST 17:00

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    SO2  Air
    Defence
    dotam.air@defence.gov.au

    Adjust the lateral boundary of D154 to align with dampier rifle range to contain Defence small arms activities occurring within.

    The issue

    Current danger area (D154) is not congruent to dampier rifle range. The adjustment seeks to align D154 lateral boundaries to match the rifle range.

    Purpose

    Defence seeks to adjust the lateral boundary of the current danger area over dampier rifle range (D154) to better align with the rifle range boundary, to contain the activities within.

    Proposal

    Defence regards airspace protection an absolute requirement to avoid any risk created by small arms ranges to avoid any risk of small arms fire potentially contacting an aircraft in flight.

    The current airspace for dampier rifle range, D154 is not appropriate for the rifle range.

    Defence proposes to adjust the lateral boundary of D154 to the below volume:

    • 203925S 1164601E - 203947S 1164617E
    • 204005S 1164548E - 204031S 1164447E
    • 204029S 1164446E - 203944S 1164532E
    • 203925S 1164601E
    Figure 1.  Proposed D154 VFR map

    All existing details for D154 will remain extant with the current DAH entry.

    Concerns are to be raised directly with: DOTAM.Air@defence.gov.au

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    SO2 Air
    dotam.air@defence.gov.au