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Bankstown Airport Information

Bankstown Airport is located about 25km south west of the City of Sydney.
It is a General Aviation airport, catering mainly for aircraft below 5700kg maximum takeoff weight, although larger aircraft are easily accommodated.
The airport is the busiest airport in the southern hemisphere, handling some 450,000+ movements each year.
The runway complex consists of three parallel runway, in the 110°/290° orientation, and one runway in the 180°/360° direction.
The airport elevation is 29 feet AMSL.
Tourist information around the area can be found here.
Information from the owner of Bankstown Airport is here.  

BANKSTOWN AIRPORT

An aerial view of Bankstown Airport from Basair's Twin Comanche

New South Wales (WAC 3456)
UTC + 10
Location: S33 55.5 E 150 59.3
Elevation: 29 feet

Aerodrome Operator:
Bankstown Airport Limited
Airport Avenue
Bankstown Airport 2200
Phone +612 9796 2300
Fax +612 9791 0230

Movement Area:
Bankstown has three parallel runways in the 11/29 direction and 1 cross runway in the 18/36 direction.

Navigation Aid:
NDB BK 416 S33 55.7 E150 59.3 - Range 40

Air Traffic Services:
Bankstown Tower 132.8
Bankstown Tower (circuits) 123.6
Bankstown Ground 119.9
Bankstown ATIS 120.9 / 416

Tower hours of Operation are from 2000-1000 W (1900-1000 HDS) & 2000-1000 E (1900-0900 HDS)
ATIS 02 9738 3190 Tower 02 9738 3180

MBZ 132.80 (After Hours) applies when CTR de-activated & is within the lateral & vertical CTR dimensions.

Ground Services:

Mobil
Phone 02 97902223 VHF 119.1 After hours +612 97904565 Mobile +61 18270754
Monday-Thursday 2000-100
Friday-Sunday & Public Holidays 2000-0800

Shell
Phone +612 97910053 Fax +612 97910517 VHF 129.9
Monday-Friday 2000-1000
Saturday-Sunday 2000-0800

BP
Phone +612 97910291 VHF 126.4

GAAP - Fixed Wing Operations:

A.    Circuits.
a.    The circuit Altitude is 1000 feet on Bankstown QNH.
b.    Circuit Operations are to be conducted within a 2nm radius of the ARP.
c.    Ops on RWY 11C/29C shall conform to the 11L/29R circuit direction.

B.    Departure Routes:

All aircraft shall depart the Control zone on Upwind, crosswind or Downwind by extending the relevant leg of the circuit and then tracking clear of the GA Approach points and associated routes.

C.    Departure Altitudes:

a.    Aircraft departing RWY 29 or 36 shall depart the CTR on climb to 1000 feet on BK QNH.
b.    Aircraft departing rwy11 or 18 shall depart the CTR on climb to 1500 feet on BK QNH.

D.    Arrival Routes

Arriving aircraft shall track via and report at one of the following CTR Approach points on 132.8:
Prospect (the North Eastern shore) or 2RN (South of the mast).

E.    Aircraft instructed to enter the circuit on UPWIND shall do so at 1500 feet on BK QNH.

F.    Aircraft instructed to OVERFLY shall do so at 1500 feet on Bankstown QNH.

G.    Arrival Altitudes

a.    Aircraft arriving when RWY 29 or 36 is in use shall enter the CTR at 1500 feet on BK QNH and shall maintain 1500 feet until on the downwind leg of the circuit, abeam the upwind end of the runway.
b.    When RWY 11 or 36 is in use, Aircraft arriving from Prospect or from 2RN and tracking via Cabramatta (Warwick Farm), shall enter the the CTR at 1000 feet on BK QNH.

GENERAL:

A.    Aircraft Departing OCTA shall change frequency when 3 miles From the BK control boundary.
B.    Aircraft are subject to  the flight in proximity provisions specified in AIP OPS para 42.2 only if OPR within 3 miles of the Bankstown control boundary.
C.    Aircraft departing Bankstown for landing or practice ILS at Sydney should contact Bankstown Ground prior to start to ascertain any unexpected delay.
D.    All aircraft subject to an Airways Clearance shall report "Ready" prior to leaving the run-up bays, to avoid congestion at the holding point.
E.    Aircraft shall remain on tower frequency after landing until clear of all runways in the runway complex.
F.    Taxying aircraft shall give way to all aircraft exiting a runway.
G.    All aircraft overflying Hoxton Park, refer to Hoxton Park's own special procedures in the AIP ERSA.   

NOISE ABATEMENT:

A.    The preferred runway direction is 29
B.    For all operations between first light and 2100.
        a.    Ops in the 29 direction shall be confined to 29L, except that 29C can be used if operationally required.
        b.    Ops in the 11 direction shall be confined to 11R, except that 11C can be used if operationally required.
C.    Between the hours of 0900 or last light , whichever is later, to 2100, Right Hand circuits are mandatory when operating in the RWY 11 direction & left hand circuits are mandatory when operating in the RWY 29 direction.
D.    Circuit training is permitted only between  2000 and 1300 Monday to Friday and between 2000 and last light on Saturday and Sunday.