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Australian airspace is classified in accordancewith an ICAO international
standard.
Thedetails, as they apply toVFR operations, are summarised as follows.
AUSTRALIANAIRSPACEORGANISATIONWITHREFERENCETOVFR
OPERATIONS
classes of airspace
3 – general i nformat i on
general informat ion
Class Type
of
flight
Separation
Provided
Service
Provided
Speed
Limitation
RadioCOM
RQMNTS
SUBJ
ATC
CLR
A
IFR All aircraft
ATC service
N/A
Continuous
two-way
Yes
VFRnot permitted
C
IFR IFR from IFR,
IFR fromVFR
IFR from
Special VFR
ATC service
N/A except
where
specified in
ERSA for
a particular
location
Continuous
two-way
Yes
VFR VFR from IFR 1. ATC service
for separation
from IFR
2. VFR/VFR traffic
INFO (and traffic
avoidance advice
on request)
250 kt IAS
below 10 000
ft AMSL
Continuous
two-way
Yes
Special
VFR
Special VFR
fromSpecial
VFR, when
VIS does not
meet VMC
ATC service
Continuous
two-way
Yes
D
IFR IFR from IFR
IFR from
Special VFR
ATC service,
traffic information
about VFR flights
200 kt IAS at
or below2500
ft AALwithin
4 nmof the
primaryClass
D aerodrome
(Note 2)
250 kt IAS - in
the remaining
ClassD
airspace
Continuous
two-way
Yes
VFR Nil
ATC service,
traffic INFOon all
other flights
Continuous
two-way
Yes
Special
VFR
Special VFR
fromSpecial
VFRwhen
visibility is
less than
VMC
ATC service
Continuous
two-way
Yes