Airservices Australia - Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Airservices Australia manages and monitors Australian airspace which covers approximately 11 per cent of the earth’s surface; This includes the airspace over continental Australia,territorial waters and also international airspace boundaries over the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Airservices Australia also manages upper-level airspace (above 30,000 ft) under contract to the neighbouring Pacific Island Flight Information Regions of the Solomon Islands and Nauru.

Each year, Airservices Australia provides air navigation services for more than four million domestic and international flights carrying over 80 million passengers. The aviation industry also relies on Airservices Australia for aeronautical data, telecommunications and emergency services. Airservices Australia also provides Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting services at 21 of the nation’s busiest airports where there are more than 350,000 passenger movements a year.