Proposed amendment to Danger Area D169

The Department of Defence seeks to amend the lateral limits of Danger Area D169 associated with Campbell Barracks Training Area, West Australia.

The issue

• D169 no longer fully encompasses the area in which existing live-fire rifle-range activity may be hazardous to aircraft. 
• Defence proposes a minor lateral increase to the D169 lateral boundary. The change is limited to the area requiring hazard notification. 
• The vertical limits, hours of activity and airspace contact remain unchanged. 
• No additional published air traffic services or visual flight rules routes are located within the expanded area.

Purpose

The purpose of this consultation is to inform aviation stakeholders of the proposed D169 boundary amendment and seek feedback on any operational or safety effects that should be considered before the Airspace Change Proposal is finalised. D169 is a Danger Airspace for firing activity. The proposal is intended to improve the accuracy of hazard information available to general aviation and other non-participating airspace users; it does not convert D169 to a restricted or prohibited airspace.

Proposal

Background 

Campbell Barracks Training Area supports Defence training, including small-arms and rifle-range live firing. Danger Area D169 is published to notify pilots that firing activity hazardous to aircraft may occur within the defined airspace. Development and changes to activity within the training area have resulted in the current D169 lateral boundary no longer encompassing the complete area requiring hazard notification. 

Impact on aviation users 

The proposed expansion does not encompass additional published air traffic service or visual flight rules routes and does not increase interaction with Perth Airport instrument approach or controlled-airspace operations. As D169 is a Danger Area, the amendment does not establish an airspace-entry clearance requirement. Pilots remain responsible for considering published Danger Area information when planning and conducting flights. The practical change is that the published boundary will more accurately depict the area in which hazardous firing activity may occur. 

Proposed Designated Airspace Handbook entry: 

Designation	YBBB/D1XX CAMPBELL BARRACKS
Activity	FIRING
Lateral limits	315854S 1154300E - 315633S 1154300E 315633S 1154600E - 315854S 1154600E 315854S 1154300E
Vertical limits	SFC - 1500
Hours of activity	H24
Contact	ARMY RCO CAMPBELL