AUSTRALIA AIRSPACE CLASSIFICATION

CONTROLLED AIRSPACE OCTA

A C D E G
ATC IFR
IFR
Seperation IFR IFR IFR VFR IFR IFR IFR Not applicable
Provided SVFR
SVFR

ATC Service ATC ATC ATC, VFR traffic info ATC, VFR traffic info (where FIS
I N/A at & below
practicable)

Speed 200 250 250 below

F
2500' AAL 250 below
Limitations
N/A except where specified in ERSA KIAS within 4NM KIAS KIAS
10,000' 10,000'
AMSL KIAS AMSL
for a particular location of AD
remaining
R
Radio

ATC
clearance YES YES YES YES NO
required?
ATC
VFR IFR
Seperation SVFR SVFR Not applicable Not applicable
Provided SVFR SVFR
Traffic Info Traffic info on all other FIS, RIS - flight following FIS, RIS - flight following
VFR traffic info
Provided flights (ATC workload permitting) (ATC workload permitting)

500' 1000'
1000' 1000'
1500m 8km viz 600m 5km viz 8km viz 1500m 8km viz
1500m

10,000' AMSL 10,000' AMSL 1000'

10,000' AMSL 1000' 1000' 1000'

V VMC minima
VFR 1500m
1000'

5km viz 500'

1500m
1000'
5km viz
1500m
1000'
5km viz

F
600m 1000'
5km viz 1000'
1000'
3000' AMSL

R VFR FLIGHT NOT 5km viz, clear

of clouds
1000' AGL
PERMITTED
at & below below 250 below
Speed 250 below 250 250
10,000'
200 2500' AAL 10,000' 10,000'
Limitations KIAS within 4NM KIAS KIAS KIAS AMSL
AMSL KIAS AMSL
of AD
remaining
for ops > 5000' AMSL,
when AD requires or
Radio Not required reduced VMC ops

ATC
clearance YES YES NO NO
required?