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Ballina Airport - Introduction of controlled airspace
Statement of Need
Airspace around the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport will be managed by air traffic controllers from 2025 to safely accommodate the continued growth of air traffic in the region.
The decision to enhance air traffic services at Ballina Airport resulted from the 2022 Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Airspace Review of Ballina, which included extensive feedback from industry. Currently uncontrolled airspace where pilots self-separate, the change to controlled airspace follows a direction from CASA for Airservices Australia to establish controlled airspace from 2025.
This initiative is in line with Airservices’ airspace modernisation program, which is enhancing the safety and efficiency of Australia’s airspace at major regional airports and improving accessibility to these locations for the aviation industry.
The new air traffic services will result in changes to both airspace and flight paths, and subsequently what the community may notice from the ground. Airservices will engage with community and industry stakeholders on the proposed flight path design options. CASA is leading industry engagement on the airspace change process and further information can be found via CASA’s consultation hub.
Statement of Need
Airspace around the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport will be managed by air traffic controllers from 2025 to safely accommodate the continued growth of air traffic in the region.
The decision to enhance air traffic services at Ballina Airport resulted from the 2022 Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Airspace Review of Ballina, which included extensive feedback from industry. Currently uncontrolled airspace where pilots self-separate, the change to controlled airspace follows a direction from CASA for Airservices Australia to establish controlled airspace from 2025.
This initiative is in line with Airservices’ airspace modernisation program, which is enhancing the safety and efficiency of Australia’s airspace at major regional airports and improving accessibility to these locations for the aviation industry.
The new air traffic services will result in changes to both airspace and flight paths, and subsequently what the community may notice from the ground. Airservices will engage with community and industry stakeholders on the proposed flight path design options. CASA is leading industry engagement on the airspace change process and further information can be found via CASA’s consultation hub.
We will commence community engagement on the preliminary flight path design for Ballina Airport the week commencing 22 July 2024. We will release details of engagement sessions where you can meet with Airservices representatives two weeks ahead of these sessions commencing. To stay informed and receive information on community information sessions, please subscribe to e-mail updates at the top right of this page.
A reminder that feedback on our Initial Community Engagement Planis requested by 2 July 2024. We thank everyone who has provided feedback date and we will provide an update on any changes made to our plan following review of all feedback.
We are pleased to announce that community engagement to support Ballina Airport’s move to controlled airspace has commenced.
In keeping with Airservices’ Community Engagement Standard we are providing the Initial Community Engagement Plan for a four-week community review and feedback period. We are particularly interested to receive feedback on the engagement methods we are proposing, including the proposed channels we will use to generate awareness of this change and the methods to enable discussion and feedback from the community.
Please provide your feedback by 2 July 2024 using the ‘Feedback/ Ask a Question’ tab on the right. Following initial feedback, the Community Engagement Plan (CEP) will be refined and we will release preliminary flight path options and commence community engagement sessions as outlined in the CEP.
