Originally Posted by
cLeArIcE
After many experiences with Darwin ATC, it often runs better as a CTAF. Some controllers at Darwin seem to have no understanding of the profiles required for a large aircraft. Don't Start me on the ones giving 500 instructions in one Radio call either.
ATSB - Loss of separation between aircraft in Australian airspace
Pertinent charts on pages 34 and 38
Darwin has a higher rate of Loss of Separation (LOS) incidents than any other Australian airport, more than double the rate of the other capital city airports, and more raw incidents than Melbourne, Perth or Brisbane. Bar Cairns, every military controlled non Capital City Class C aerodrome has higher incident rate than equivalent civilian controlled like Essendon or Gold Coast, sometimes 10x the rate.