If there’s one thing we do best, it’s the good old FIFO flight; keeping communities connected and opening up our stunning interior to the world. Explore this beautiful country on the first Friday of every month as we take a tour around our regional airfields.
VATPAC invites you to Australia’s famous Pilbara-Kimberley region in WA, famous for its red deserts, extraordinary rock formations and beautiful reefs. With connections to both Perth (YPPH) and Darwin (YPDN), towns in this region play a vital role in keeping WA’s mining and tourism industries rolling. Join us between 0700z-1000z (1700-2000 AEST; 1500-1800 AWST) on the 5th of August 2022!
Routes:
The below map highlights some of the routes available to fly throughout this region:
Some other airports of importance in and around this region include: Solomon (YSOL), West Angelas (YANG), Roy Hill-Ginbata (YGIA), Boolgeeda (YBGD), and Fortescue (YFDF)
It is recommended to use the following routes when flying between these airports:
YPPH - YPKA
YPPH - YPKU
PH Y15 VETEL Z55 KA
PH AMANA Y31 MANIG Y36 BIDAP T63 ARG J72 KU
YPPH - YBRM
YPPH - YCPR
JET: PH Y31 BRM
PH Y15 CULAB POGAV
NON-JET: PH Z19 MURCH Y31 BRM
YPPH - YPPD
YPPH - YCWA
PH Y15 ESDEG Y44 BUTON PD
PH Y15 ESDEG Y60 HALEM SARIG
YPPH - YNWN
YPPH - YBRY
JET: PH Y31 WONYU V35 NWN
PH Y15 ESDEG Y60 GUVNA
NON-JET: PH Z19 MURCH Y31 MONYU V35 NWN
YPDN - YBRM
YPPH - YTST
DN HELLI J151 CIN J93 BRM
PH Z19 NORIC COPDI Y13 VALRA A339 GUNAM
YPDN - YPKU
YPPH - YSOL
DN HELLI J151 ZAMMI KU
PH Y15 ESDEG Y44 REMBO
ATC:
FIFO Fridays are not rostered. Positions are taken on a first come, first get basis. The recommended positions for the event are listed below:
Identifier:
Radio Callsign:
Frequency:
PH_DEL
Perth Delivery
118.550
PH_GND
Perth Ground
121.700
PH_TWR
Perth Tower
127.400
PH_APP
Perth Approach
123.600
DN_DEL
Darwin Delivery
126.800
DN_GND
Darwin Ground
121.800
DN_TWR
Darwin Tower
133.100
DN_APP
Darwin Approach
134.100
KA_GND
Karratha Ground
123.550
KA_TWR
Karratha Tower
127.350
BRM_GND
Broome Ground
121.700
BRM_TWR
Broome Tower
126.000
BN-TRT_CTR
Brisbane Centre
133.200
ML-OLW_CTR
Melbourne Centre
134.000
ML-PIY_CTR
Melbourne Centre
133.900
Please note that since both Broome and Karratha’s towers are procedural, they can only be staffed by members who are S3 or higher, or have completed their Procedural Tower Endorsement.
Scenery:
YPPH – Perth, WA Payware – MFSG (P3D / FSX) Freeware – AVSIM (P3D / FSX) Payware - Axonos (X-Plane) Payware - Axonos (MSFS)
YPDN – Darwin, NT Payware – MFSG (P3D / FSX) Freeware – Ant's Aussie Airports (P3D / FSX) Freeware – WorldWideXP (X-Plane)
YBRM – Broome, WA Payware – ORBX (P3D / FSX) Payware - ORBX (X-Plane)
YPPD – Port Hedland, WA Freeware – AVSIM (P3D / FSX)
YPKA -Karratha, WA Payware - MSFG (P3D/FSX/MSFS)
Miscellaneous WA FIFO Airports: Freeware – AVSIM (P3D / FSX)
Miscellaneous: Payware – ORBX Australia V2 (P3D / FSX) Payware - ORBX Global (P3D / FSX)