Air Traffic Control Centres
Airservices Australia has two air traffic control centres based in Brisbane and Melbourne. Australia has two Flight Information Regions which are managed by these centres. All airspace to the north of the dividing boundary (YBBB) is controlled by Brisbane Centre and all airspace to the south of the boundary (YMMM) is controlled by Melbourne Center. These centers cover the whole of Australia except for the Terminal Control Units and towers at major cities. In addition, Melbourne Center is responsible for managing traffic handovers from South Africa, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia and New Zealand. Brisbane Centre manages traffic handovers from neighboring flight information regions including East Timor, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and USA.
Aerodrome controllers are airport tower controllers, airport approach controllers, airport departure controllers and ground controllers.
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