YBUI

Burnie HLS (NWRH)

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Elevation 248

Hospital

Contact

Identifier
YBUI
City/State
Burnie, TAS
Authority
North West Regional Hospital Burnie
Person
Simon Foster
Email
simon.foster@ths.tas.gov.au
Phone
0418 530 764

Location

Description

Elevated HLS, level 1 over car park southern side of hospital. Meets all Hospital HLS Guideline requirements. NVG compliant lighting.

Lat/Long
41° 02.83'S 145° 52.84'E
Elevation
248

Airspace Information

Description
Edge of Wynyard/Burnie Airport CTAF. Refer ERSA.
Procedures
SW sector VFR approach/departure paths are over housing within 600m. "Fly Neighbourly" procedures to be employed.
Approach
NW sector landing direction: 115° TRUE. SW sector landing direction: 300° TRUE.
Departure
NW sector departure direction: 295° TRUE. SW sector departure direction: 120° TRUE.

Helipad

Max. Mass
6.8 tonnes
Obstacles
Two PC1 surveyed VFR approach/departure paths. NW sector path has no obstacle impinging 2.5°/4.5%. SE sector path has obstacles as houses and trees to ~5° out to ~600m. Paths surveyed to 3.5km.
Surface
Concrete sealed and painted and correctly marked, non slip.
Windcone
Yellow windsock on southern side of HLS
Fuel
Nil. Available at Wynyard/Burnie Airport. PN AH required.

Lighting

Available
HLS fully NVG compliant and PAL activated. Hospital HLS beacon installed.
Activation
123.05 MHz. PAL activation non-standard. Requires three TX clicks within FIVE seconds. Set for 45 minutes. At present, no 10 minute flashing windsock lights warning.
Guidance
Yellow VFR approach/departure path guidance markings on HLS deck. Both flight paths are surveyed.

Communication

CTAF
Callsign
Burnie Hospital
Details

Digital duplex TX 459.550MHz RX 469.550MHz