Arrivals and tracking – from the south | Civil Aviation Safety Authority

Tracking from the south can be via coastal route Outer Harbor (OHB) (see tracking to YPPF via Class G). CAUTION: aircraft approaching from the west overwater or opposite direction traffic.

ATC may sequence aircraft into Parafield via Port Adelaide (PAL). Parafield Tower will provide tracking instructions and traffic.

A Visual Terminal Chart of Adelaide airspace showing an aeroplane tracking from Outer Harbor to Parafield aerodrome and another aeroplane tracking to Port Adelaide to Parafield aerodrome

Aerial view of Port Adelaide looking north towards Parafield — Port Adelaide looking north towards Parafield

Aerial view of Outer Harbor looking north — Outer Harbor

Aerial view of the Bolivar Strobe — Bolivar Strobe to the left with Parafield in the distance © Helistar

Aerial view of Outer Harbor to Parafield salt pans — Outer Harbor to Parafield salt pans to the right

Aerial view of Parafield aerodrome looking east — Parafield looking east

Published date: 9 April 2024

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