COBDEN AERODROME MASTER PLAN Prepared for: Corangamite Shire DOCUMENT CONTROL COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER NOTICE Document Title: Cobden Aerodrome Master Plan This document and the information contained herein should be treated as commercial-in- confidence. No part of this work may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any Activity ID: YCDE02-01 means (graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or Prepared by: KP Smit information retrieval system) or otherwise disclosed to any other party whatsoever, without the prior written consent of Aviation Projects Pty Ltd. Reviewed by: K Tonkin This report has been prepared for the benefit solely of the Client, and is not to be relied Released by: upon by any other person or entity without the prior written consent of Aviation Projects Pty Ltd. Revision History © Aviation Projects Pty Ltd, 2021. All rights reserved Version Description Transmitted Reviewed by Date 0.10.10.1 First Draft 02 July 2021 CSC 14 July 2021 0.20.20.2 Final Draft 06 August 2021 YCDE02-01 COBDEN AERODROME MASTER PLAN i TABLE OF CONTENTS 6. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT _________________________________________ 20 6.1. Consultation activities ______________________________________________ 20 Document Control __________________________________________________________ i 6.2. Selected stakeholders ______________________________________________ 20 Copyright and Disclaimer Notice ______________________________________________ i 6.3. Questions ________________________________________________________ 21 Table of Contents __________________________________________________________ ii 6.4. Emerging themes __________________________________________________ 22 List of Tables ______________________________________________________________ iii 7. BENCHMARKING STUDY ______________________________________________ 25 7.1. Benchmarking background __________________________________________ 25 List of Figures _____________________________________________________________ iv 7.2. Benchmarking performance indicators ________________________________ 25 1. INTRODUCTION _______________________________________________________ 1 7.3. Benchmarking partners _____________________________________________ 26 1.1. Background ________________________________________________________ 1 7.4. Benchmarking ____________________________________________________ 26 1.2. Site description _____________________________________________________ 1 7.6. Aeronautical charges _______________________________________________ 31 1.3. Purpose ____________________________________________________________ 1 7.7. Gap analysis ______________________________________________________ 38 1.4. Scope of work ______________________________________________________ 2 7.8. Benchmarking summary ____________________________________________ 40 1.5. Methodology _______________________________________________________ 2 7.9. Aeronautical fees __________________________________________________ 40 2. PLANNING CONTEXT ___________________________________________________ 3 8. SWOT ANALYSIS _____________________________________________________ 41 2.1. Background ________________________________________________________ 3 9. STRATEGIC VISION ___________________________________________________ 42 2.2. Situation ___________________________________________________________ 4 10. AIRPORT PLANNING PARAMETERS _____________________________________ 43 2.3. Regional characteristics _____________________________________________ 4 10.1. Forecast of future operations ________________________________________ 43 2.4. Current operations __________________________________________________ 5 10.2. Airport planning parameters _________________________________________ 46 2.5. Strategic intent _____________________________________________________ 5 10.3. Support facilities and security _______________________________________ 47 2.6. Previous planning studies ____________________________________________ 6 10.4. Hangar and maintenance facilities ___________________________________ 48 3. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ___________________________________________ 7 10.5. Obstacle limitation surfaces _________________________________________ 48 3.1. Victorian Planning Provisions _________________________________________ 7 10.6. Environment and heritage ___________________________________________ 48 3.2. Corangamite Planning Scheme ________________________________________ 8 10.7. Aircraft noise _____________________________________________________ 48 3.3. Victorian Aerodrome Landing Fees Act 2003 ____________________________ 9 10.8. Airport certification requirements ____________________________________ 48 4. REGULATORY CONTEXT _______________________________________________ 11 11. MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT _________________________________________ 49 4.1. Civil Aviation Safety Authority ________________________________________ 11 11.1. Airport location plan _______________________________________________ 49 4.2. The National Airports Safeguarding Framework _________________________ 11 11.2. Land use planning _________________________________________________ 49 5. COBDEN AERODROME ________________________________________________ 14 11.3. Facilities development plan _________________________________________ 49 5.1. Aeronautical infrastructure __________________________________________ 14 11.4. Movement area layout ______________________________________________ 50 5.2. Asset management _________________________________________________ 17 11.5. Environment ______________________________________________________ 52 5.3. Aerodrome tenancy agreements ______________________________________ 17 11.6. Noise restrictions __________________________________________________ 53 5.4. Role of Cobden aerodrome ___________________________________________ 17 YCDE02-01 COBDEN AERODROME MASTER PLAN ii 11.7. Obstacle limitation surfaces _________________________________________ 53 LIST OF TABLES 12. DEVELOPMENT PHASES _______________________________________________ 54 12.1. Phase 1 – Aerodrome certification and safeguarding (day operations) ______ 54 Table 1 Cobden Aerodrome Tenancy Agreements (25 June 2021) _________________ 18 12.2. Phase 2 – Terminal Precinct and Helicopter Stand Upgrade _______________ 56 Table 2 Stakeholders at Cobden Aerodrome ___________________________________ 20 12.3. Phase 3 – Northern Hangar Precinct __________________________________ 57 12.4. Phase 4 – Night Operations __________________________________________ 57 Table 3: Aeronautical charges in Victoria and border communities (general aviation) __ 33 13. ANNEXURES _________________________________________________________ 58 Table 4: Aeronautical charges in Victoria and border communities (commercial / RPT)_ 34 ANNEXURE 1 – MASTER PLAN DRAWINGS ___________________________________ 59 ANNEXURE 2 – AERODROME SAFEGUARDING DRAWINGS ______________________ 60 Table 5: Airport parking charges in Victoria and border communities _______________ 36 ANNEXURE 3 – NOISE MODELLING __________________________________________ 61 Table 6: Cobden Aerodrome SWOT analysis ___________________________________ 41 ANNEXURE 4 – REFERENCES ______________________________________________ 62 Table 7 Forecasted movements _____________________________________________ 45 Table 8 Aircraft types likely to operate at Cobden Aerodrome _____________________ 46 YCDE02-01 COBDEN AERODROME MASTER PLAN iii LIST OF FIGURES Figure 21: Breakdown forecasted movements - Cobden _________________________ 45 Figure 22: Corangamite Planning Scheme Map _________________________________ 49 Figure 1 YCDE – Cobden Aerodrome Overview ___________________________________ 1 Figure 23 Fronterra factory located to the south-east of Cobden Aerodrome _________ 53 Figure 2 Naroghid Wind Farm as expected to be seen from Aero Club Windows ________ 3 Figure 24 Phase 1 Terminal precinct _________________________________________ 54 Figure 3 ERSA FAC _________________________________________________________ 4 Figure 25 Phase 1 Overall layout ____________________________________________ 55 Figure 4 Estimated Residence Population _______________________________________ 4 Figure 26 Phase 2 Terminal precinct and helicopter stand _______________________ 56 Figure 5 Regional aerodromes ________________________________________________ 5 Figure 27 Phase 3 Northern Hangar Precinct __________________________________ 57 Figure 6 Landing fees honour box ____________________________________________ 10 Figure 28 Phase 4 Night Operations __________________________________________ 57 Figure 7 Runway 36 looking north ____________________________________________ 14 Figure 8 Helicopter transfer pad _____________________________________________ 14 Figure 9 Fuel (Avgas) facility _________________________________________________ 15 Figure 10 Hangars ________________________________________________________ 15 Figure 11 Wind direction indicator and hangars _________________________________ 15 Figure 12 Runway edge and end lighting ______________________________________ 15 Figure 13 Cobden aero club _________________________________________________ 16 Figure 14 Rohan Flying Services _____________________________________________ 16 Figure 15 Cobden Apron ____________________________________________________ 17 Figure 16 Rating of service of current facilities at Cobden Aerodrome _______________ 23 Figure 17 Rating of new facilities at Cobden Aerodrome __________________________ 23 Figure 18: Colac Airfield (YOLA) – ERSA FAC (17 June 2021) ______________________