Recommended calls
| Situation | Situation Example broadcast |
|---|---|
| Before take-off or during taxi | Kununurra traffic, C172, ZTQ taxiing runway 30 for Darwin, Kununurra. |
| Inbound at least 10 nm from the aerodrome or further for high performance aircraft or busy aerodromes | Kununurra traffic, C172, ZTQ one zero miles north inbound 1,500, estimating circuit at two five, Kununurra. |
| Overflying or in the vicinity of Tindal outside tower hours, but not landing, or further for high performance aircraft | Tindal traffic, C172, ZTQ one zero miles southwest, 2,000, overflying, estimating overhead two five, Tindal. |
| Entering a runway | Emkaytee traffic, C172, ZTQ lining up 07, Emkaytee. |
| Joining the circuit | Emkaytee traffic, C172, ZTQ joining crosswind, runway 07, Emkaytee. |
| Making a straight-in approach, not less than 3 nm from the touch-down threshold* | Kununurra traffic, C172, ZTQ joining 3 nm final, straight-in approach runway 13, Kununurra. |
| Joining on base leg | Delissaville traffic, C172, ZTQ joining base, runway 30, Delissaville. |
| During an instrument approach, either when established at the final approach fix, or when commencing the missed approach | Tindal traffic, C172, ZTQ conducting missed approach, runway 14, tracking to the south east, climbing 2,300, Tindal. |
| Once clear of the runway(s) | Emkaytee traffic, C172, ZTQ runway 25 vacated, Emkaytee. |
*Pilots should be aware that a GNSS indication of 3 from an aerodrome may not be 3 nm to the runway threshold.
| Frequencies | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Darwin Ground | 121.8 |
| Darwin Tower | 133.1 |
| Darwin Approach East | 125.2 |
| Darwin Approach West | 134.1 |
| Darwin Departures | 123.0 |
| ATIS | 128.25 |
| Brisbane Centre | 118.15 |
| Emkaytee CTAF | 127.1 |
| Bathurst Island CTAF | 126.5 |
| Delissaville CTAF | 126.7 |
| Contact | Phone number |
|---|---|
| Darwin Tower | 08 7929 4816 |
| Darwin Approach | 08 7929 4817 |
| ATIS | 08 7929 4787 |
| CENSAR | 1800 814 931 |