YXAB
Coonabarabran Hospital
Elevation 1740
CTAF 126.7
HLS-NVG Basic,Hospital
Contact
- Identifier
- YXAB
- City/State
- Coonabarabran, NSW
- Authority
- Ministry of Health
- Person
- Dylan Cross
- helipads.tamworth@rescuehelicopter.com.au
- Phone
- Hosp Switch - 02 6849 1600. Ambulance 02 6842 1787
Location
- Description
Grass HLS SW side of hospital on the E side of township (CNR Edward & Cowper Sts). Approach to centre of Grass HLS and then hover taxi to concrete pad in NE corner. Coonabarabran Airstrip located 3.5NM to the South of HLS.
- Lat/Long
- 31° 16.53'S 149° 17.04'E
- Elevation
- 1740
Airspace Information
- Description
- Class G
- Procedures
- Contact hospital with ETA to activate lighting.
- Approach
- 075°M & 255°M
- Departure
- 075°M & 255°M
Helipad
- Max. Mass
- Obstacles
- 1.Small trees close to concrete pad on hospital side. 2.Tall tree to SW corner of HLS. 3.Wires on southern side of Road to SE. 4. Low wires on SW side of HLS below large tree top.
- Surface
- Small concrete helipad
- Windcone
- Yes.
- Fuel
- drums at NPWS site
Lighting
- Available
- Yes - manually switched. Notify ETA to hospital switch.
- Activation
- Guidance
Communication
- CTAF
- 126.7
- Callsign
- Details
Ctaf 126.7, Bn cen 127.1, Ndb 200
