How many VOR's and NDB's in Aus?

[Baldricks Mum]

For the Airservices folks. How many NDB's and VOR's are there in Australia. I've checked your website but I haven't found anything specific. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[IORRA]

Hi BM

From the 'Australian ATM Strategic Plan' (2003):

282 NDBs
93 VORs
75 DMEs
10 TACANs
35 ILS installations

Hope this helps!

IORRA

[Baldricks Mum]

Thanks IORRA.

Just what I was after.

Baldricks Mum

[compressor stall]

Where are all the ILS's?

(or is that why is says installations?)

[Bevan666]

NSW

6 x YSSY
1 x YSRI
1 x YSCB
1 x YSTW
1 x Y??? (Williamtown)
--
10

Vic
2 x YMML
1 x YMEN
1 x YMAV
1 x YESL
--
5

SA
1 x YPAD
1 x YPED
--
2

WA
3 x YPPH
2 x YPEA
1 x Y??? (Albany)
--
6

QLD
2 x YBBN
1 x YAMB
1 x YOAK
1 x YBCS
1 x YBTN
--
6

NT
2 x YPDN
1 x Y??? (Tindal)
1 x YBAS
--
4

Thats a total of 33 I can remember.. I'm missing two somewhere..

Bevan..

[Capt Fathom]

Add 1 for Nowra
Darwin has 1, not two.
Hobart & Launceston, 1 each.

So that's 3 ON, 1 OFF, equals your missing two!

[compressor stall]

Thanks Bevan...I did a quick run through in my head, but never realised Sydney had 6....and missed out a few military ones. More than I thought in any case.

You've missed Hobart and darwin only has one....but a good summary. cheers.

[Night Watch]

282 NDBs

Can't wait til that figure reads 0

[TopperHarley]

Cant wait till we have a decent solar flare and knock out half the GPS satellites.

NDBs are there for a reason (I hope) !

[blueloo]

NDBs = P.O.S.



I too cannot wait till NDBs = 0




(Maybe ok for lighties to use, not ok for large commercial a/c.)

Whilst it may have been a satisfactory aid in its day, it is surely time that technology and safety took priority.

[Capt Fathom]

Horses for Courses!

[tobzalp]

NDBs are good for the ATI though...

[Baldricks Mum]

What is ATI ????

[GA Driver]

Aerodrome terminal information...

Although I don't agree that the NDB is good for the ATI!!!!
The clarity is a shocker unless your about 2 miles away!

[Night Watch]

The only place NDBs are good for ATIS is at YPAD...... because the hills shield the VOR and the ATIS frequency hasn't worked for years.

[Crush]

ADS-B

The real answer is ADS-B. Technology for the cockpit, big and small and technology for the air traffic controller.

[Seaeagle109]

Actually,

Pearce in WA has 3, 2 at the field and one in a paddock to the NW of YPEA/ NE of YGIG called in RAAF charts the "Remote" and by ASA, Beermulah.

[Angle of Attack]

Adelaide ATIS

Why the hell has the ATIS been out of action so long on the VHF at Adelaide? It cant be that hard to fix surely?

[Traffic]

There is a general tendency worldwide to get rid of NDB's. An error in my view. Cheap insurance but as the old saying goes, the beanies know the cost of everything but the value of nothing.