RESIDENTIAL PILOT TRAINING ACADEMY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY | 2018 PREFACE Economic development of East and With strong consensus across the capital city of Western Australia, a 50 South East Asia, India and Africa has global aviation sector on the sustained minute airline flight away. seen rapid growth of International and demand for new pilots for the next The City of Greater Geraldton invites National airline services. two decades, clear opportunity exists financiers, international carriers, and Boeing estimate that in the period for development and commercial operators of major pilot training schools, 2017-2036 the global aviation sector operation of new airline pilot training to consider Geraldton as an ideal site for will require an additional 637,000 airline academies. development of a globally significant pilots, of which 253,000 will be required A major pilot training academy requires pilot training academy. in the Asia-Pacific Region. use of an airport with uncongested skies, air space free from military Mayor Shane Van Styn The need for pilots (plus aircraft support CITY OF GREATER GERALDTON engineers and technicians, and cabin airspace restrictions, an all-year flying crew) to support the anticipated growth climate, and a stable, safe environment. in aviation comes at the same time as Located on the west coast of Australia, the emergence of newer aircraft types Geraldton Airport meets those essential with new technologies and enhanced needs. mission capabilities, replacing existing Servicing a regional city with 40,000 types, requiring training and type population, the airport hosts regular certification for current airline captains public transport services by Qantas and first officers. and Virgin for connection to Perth, the 2017 PILOT & TECHNICIAN OUTLOOK Demand for commercial airline pilots 2017 Pilot & Technician Outlook Copyright © 2017 Boeing. All rights reserved. BOEING 7 2017 PILOT & TECHNICIAN OUTLOOK Demand for commercial airline technicians 2017 Pilot & Technician Outlook Copyright © 2017 Boeing. All rights reserved. BOEING 8 2017 PILOT & TECHNICIAN OUTLOOK Demand for commercial airline cabin crew 2017 Pilot & Technician Outlook Copyright © 2017 Boeing. All rights reserved. BOEING 9 WHY GERALDTON AIRPORT? The long-established Geraldton Fog and low cloud events are It has also been future-proofed Airport, located 10km from the exceedingly rare in Geraldton – against incompatible land use central business district (CBD), hence no requirement to date development on surrounding land, boasts high quality, modern for ILS for RPT, ideal for all-year by a buffer zone embedded in passenger terminal facilities flying, but we recognise ILS may the Planning Scheme and a Local partnered with superior aircraft be required for certification of Planning Policy. services and operations. advanced pilots for instrument flying. The City has already planned for Geraldton Airport is within a the development of a major flying The City of Greater Geraldton owns one hour B717/F100/Q400 flight the Geraldton Airport land estate school with: time of Perth, offering great in freehold, including airside land connectivity. • A residential flying academy for future capacity expansion, and campus site master-planned landside land for compatible land The main runway is currently landside at Geraldton Airport; able to accommodate B737/A320 use developments – including the serviced Technology Park land with types. Two additional runways are • Preliminary design by a local lots currently available for sale or aligned for primary wind patterns company of the full residential lease. to accommodate all-year operation and teaching campus, including of smaller aircraft types. The City also owns the Mullewa preliminary designs and cost aerodrome, 100km away, available estimates for each campus By June 2019, upgrade of the main for touch-and-go training (with building, for accommodation, runway will provide 2400x45m zero fees/charges, and plenty of messing, teaching and recreation pavement with turning nodes at space for a couple of demountable on that reserved site; and both ends, enabling operation of buildings and a shed for a fuel 4E types such as A330. truck etc. for away-training). • Airside land reserved for flying school requirements for The main taxiway will be Located in an industrial hangar and aircraft parking and upgraded, and a new 4E bay precinct, the Geraldton airport maintenance, operations control, is surrounded otherwise by rural added to the main apron. and an operating apron. land. The Department of Fire and Geraldton Airport has all current Emergency Service major urban air service navigations aids – fire station is located within 8-10 except for ILS. minutes of the Airport. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE AIRPORT CONTACT: Bob Davis - Director Corporate & Commercial Services, City of Greater Geraldton E: [email protected] GERALDTON AIRPORT AVIATION INFORMATION RUNWAY LENGTH (METRES) WIDTH (METRES) DEVELOPMENT June 2018: Asphalt surface, unrestricted 3C, pavement June 2018: 1981 concessions for 4C types 03/21 45 June 2019: 2400 June 2019: Asphalt surface, enabling 4E operations, PCN>50. 14/32 844 18 Asphalt surface, non-instrument 1B <5700Kg MTOW 08/26 900 18 Gravel, aircraft <5700Kg MTOW day operations Immediate Future (by June 2019): VOR between the aircraft and the ground The existing 1981x45 metre pavement (Very High Frequency Omni Range) beacon. It is located adjoining the VOR. of runway 03/21 will be strengthened Navigation aid with a ground to air (Upgraded by Airservices in 2014, in and have a new asphalt overlay range limited to ‘line of sight’ reception. conjunction with the VOR upgrade). constructed. Expected runway PCN>50. It is located in the triangle of the three NDB (Non Directional Beacon) Runways lights will be replaced. Runway runways where it is free of reflecting Located at the south western end of length will be extended from 1981m objects and provides maximum line of the airport and is used to provide an sight coverage. to 2400M, with sealed shoulders, and INPA procedure for runway 03 and runway-end turning nodes for larger The VOR enables a pilot to select, runway 21. (Renewed and realigned by aircraft. identify, and locate a line of position of Airservices 2017) the aircraft from or to the VOR beacon. New ICAO-compliant runway-end SGS (Satellite Ground Station) safety areas will be constructed. This radio facility is also used in the Located to the north of the main apron provision of one of the INPA procedures and re-transmits VHF air to ground GERALDTON AIRPORT NAVIGATION for runway 03 and runway 21. communications to and from the AIDS (Upgraded by Airservices in 2014 from Melbourne Operations Centre. All radio navigation aids are owned and Conventional CVOR to Doppler DVOR). GPS (Global Positioning System) maintained by Airservices Australia, are DME Instrument non-precision approach located on leased sites on the airport (Distance Measuring Equipment) (INPA) system is designed for runways and are depicted on the Airservices A ground transponder provides a radio 03 and 21. Satellite technology, no Australia aerodrome facility chart YGEL. pulse enabling distance to be measured ground systems. GERALDTON AIRPORT AVIATION INFORMATION (CONT) AIRFIELD LIGHTING Pilot Activation For the purposes of compliance with Runway Edge Lighting: Both the runway lights and PAPI are straight-in Instrument Non-precision Elevated low-intensity level runway pilot activated on VHF frequency 126.8 Approaches (INPA), wind information edge lighting is provided for main and are also capable of being manually is provided to pilots via automated runway 03/21 and its associated stub switched. weather information broadcast (AWIB) on VHF frequency 131.65 utilising taxiway Alpha. Apron Lighting information provided from the New LED edge lighting for the runway, Apron floodlight towers provide Department of Meteorology site located at 60 metre centres, will be completed illumination to the RPT apron. at the Southern end of the Airport. by June 2019. Standby Power AUSTRALIAN AIRSPACE Precision Approach Path Indicator Emergency standby power exists for CLASSIFICATION: (PAPI): airfield lighting, which includes supply Geraldton Airport airspace is G-Class. Exists on both approaches to runway to apron and PAPI lights. There are no Military airspace 03/21 providing visual slope guidance. Illuminated Wind Indicators restrictions. This is a mandatory visual aid for Jet There is a primary illuminated wind The Common Traffic Advisory aircraft operations, and of benefit to indicator adjoining the apron and Frequency (CTAF) area extends for 10 operators of smaller types. secondary illuminated wind indicators nautical miles from the airport. at both runway thresholds of RWY 03 and 21. PILOT ACADEMY CAMPUS Preliminary Design LAND-SIDE: • Residential accommodation building (designed to be developed in stages). • Administration building. • Instructors Offices Building. • Teaching Wing – lecture theatres & lecture/tutorial rooms • Library & Study. • Simulator buildings (two fixed simulators initially; space available for additional simulator buildings as required). • Kitchen, Mess and Recreation Building. • Services building. • Manager’s residence if required. • Pool and Sport/Fitness areas. AIR-SIDE: • Academy maintenance hangar • Mezzanine or separate offices • Aircraft parking apron (can have under cover parking) • Operations apron area – access taxiways. PRELIMINARY DESIGN SITE A PRELIMINARY DESIGN SITE B WHY GERALDTON? Geraldton really