Mildura ILS Airspace

Consultation has concluded

Mildura Airport (YMIA/MQL) has installed an Instrument Landing System (ILS) to Runway 09, providing pilots with vertical and horizontal guidance during the approach phase of flight. Use of an ILS, allows pilots to approach a runway at night or in bad weather allowing aircraft to descend lower to the ground before visually sighting the runway.

To support the airport in commissioning this ILS, Airservices has developed proposed airspace procedures and flight paths.

Proposed Airspace

The proposed airspace procedures and flight paths are available for download on the right hand side of this page and are similar to the existing flight procedures in place:

  • The holding and base turn are only two degrees off the existing VHF Omni-directional Range (VOR) procedure.
  • Aircraft start at the same altitude over the VOR (2,000ft), then along an outbound leg that ends at Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) and then turning inbound to intercept the localiser (LOC).
  • The straight portion of the approach starts at 10 DME, and then along the LOC on a 2,000ft level segment until intercepting the glide path at 5.8 DME (5.6NM from the threshold) where a three degree final descent is commenced.
  • The horizontal and vertical paths lie along the existing RNAV (GNSS) procedure.

Industry Feedback

We are seeking industry feedback on the proposed airspace design until Sunday, 23 January 2022.

Industry stakeholders can provide their feedback utilising the Feedback Form at the bottom of this page.

Mildura Airport (YMIA/MQL) has installed an Instrument Landing System (ILS) to Runway 09, providing pilots with vertical and horizontal guidance during the approach phase of flight. Use of an ILS, allows pilots to approach a runway at night or in bad weather allowing aircraft to descend lower to the ground before visually sighting the runway.

To support the airport in commissioning this ILS, Airservices has developed proposed airspace procedures and flight paths.

Proposed Airspace

The proposed airspace procedures and flight paths are available for download on the right hand side of this page and are similar to the existing flight procedures in place:

  • The holding and base turn are only two degrees off the existing VHF Omni-directional Range (VOR) procedure.
  • Aircraft start at the same altitude over the VOR (2,000ft), then along an outbound leg that ends at Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) and then turning inbound to intercept the localiser (LOC).
  • The straight portion of the approach starts at 10 DME, and then along the LOC on a 2,000ft level segment until intercepting the glide path at 5.8 DME (5.6NM from the threshold) where a three degree final descent is commenced.
  • The horizontal and vertical paths lie along the existing RNAV (GNSS) procedure.

Industry Feedback

We are seeking industry feedback on the proposed airspace design until Sunday, 23 January 2022.

Industry stakeholders can provide their feedback utilising the Feedback Form at the bottom of this page.