Due to topography and buildings at Mildura Airport, aircraft are not directly visible to each other on the threshold of runway 09, 27 and 36. The lack of a requirement for mandatory rolling calls increased the risk of aircraft not being aware of each other immediately prior to take-off.
Mildura Airport has advised that as of 4 April 2024, a permanent NOTAM has been declared for Mildura Airport requiring mandatory rolling calls by all aircraft.
This will increase the situational awareness of all pilots in the vicinity of Mildura Airport and alert them to aircraft about to take off and reduce the risk of potential aircraft collision on the airport.
Mildura Airport has advised that it has been successful in establishing a permanent NOTAM for Mildura Airport operations as of 4 April 2024.
The NOTAM includes the advice that aircraft are not directly visible to each other on the thresholds of Runway 09, 27 and 36 and that mandatory rolling calls are required from all aircraft immediately prior to take-off due to the increased risk of aircraft not being aware of each other. This permanent NOTAM is to be subsumed into the ERSA publication for Mildura Airport in the 2406 amendment cycle on 13 June 2024.
