Airspace Protection at Leased Federal Airports

Background

Obstructions in the vicinity of an airport have the potential to create air safety hazards and to seriously limit the scope of aviation operations into and out of the airport. The effects of individual obstacles may be relatively minor, but together a number of obstacles may seriously limit runway utilisation, cause airspace congestion and reduce the effective handling capacity of the airport.

Aviation Access Forum terms of reference

Purpose

The Aviation Access Forum (AAF) will provide advice to the Australian Government on policy, operational and administrative issues associated with disability access to airline and airport services.

Role

The role of the AAF is to: