Roulette display temporary restricted area - Bowen Hills on 13 August 2025 - DATE UPDATED

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    Start 21/07/2025
    AEST 10:00
    End 09/08/2025
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    The issue

    For safety of flight, the temporary restricted area (TRA) is being proposed over Bowen Hills due to a Roulette aerobatic display being held on 13 August 2025.

    A TRA will be established around the Brisbane showgrounds to facilitate the display.
    Location Centre: 27ᵒ27’01”S 153ᵒ02’03”E (EKKA Showgrounds, Bowen Hills, QLD).
    Dimensions: Surface (SFC) – A060 (upper display limit A050) within 5 nautical miles (n mile) centre point when outside controlled airspace (OCTA) and within 3 n miles of centre point within controlled airspace (CTA).
    Aircraft: 6x PC21.

    Operations within controlled airspace for Brisbane Airport (YBBN) and Archerfield Airport (YBAF) will be affected including traffic in the UNIVAT visual flight rules (VFR) route.
     

    Proposal

    A TRA of up to 30 minutes will be established around the Brisbane showgrounds to facilitate the display at around 12:15pm local time (check NOTAMs for final timings).
    Location Centre: 27ᵒ27’01”S 153ᵒ02’03”E (EKKA Showgrounds, Bowen Hills, QLD).
    Dimensions: SFC – A060 (upper display limit A050) within 5 n mile centre point when OCTA and 3 n miles of centre point within the CTA.
    Aircraft: 6x PC21.
     

    Figure 1.  EKKA 3 and 5 nautical miles

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    Department of Defence 
    eslcfs.roulettesgm@defence.gov.au