YSSY Construction

[Yusef D]

Does anyone here know what's going on with the construction across RW25/07 from the domestic precinct? Clearly it will have aircraft access from taxiway Charlie, but is it remote parking? VA's long delayed hangar? A regional bus/boarding area?

[Nigel C]

Stand off bays for 2 Code E or 5 Code C aircraft. Access will be via Charlie then Kilo.

[Yusef D]

So just hardstand, storage not boarding? (ie no fuelling like the bays south of the intl terminal).

[Nigel C]

I'm pretty sure it's just hardstand. There's no hydrant facilities on the bays as far as I'm aware.

[Yusef D]

A new hydrant area would be expensive.

I was just hoping for the turboprop precinct that I saw in a Master Plan.

[Nigel C]

That may well happen in the future....nothing stays the same in aviation!

If it were to become a turboprop precinct, access to the area via fuel tanker is readily available.

[Steve S... 2]

Is this location just near the long term car park - on the south side of the east-west runway?

[Nigel C]

Yep, immediately east of Twy Kilo, north of the ATC Tower

[Mick F]

Most turboprops would refuel straight from a tanker. I don't know many that would get it straight from a hydrant.

Mick

[Max C]

It happens in CNS on occasion with the Q400, but that's just due to whichever fuel truck is on shift at the time.

[Nigel C]

Just an update, the new Kilo Stand-off Apron was commissioned today, initially for day time ops only.

As a slight amendment to the above regarding parking, it can hold 2 Code E (up to B747-400) or up to 4 Code C (A320/B737 or equivalent) aircraft. Bay numbers are 120 (western bay) and 121 (eastern bay) for the 2 Code E bays. Bay 120 and the aircraft faces north east, Bay 121 and it faces north west. The secondary parking positions all face south.

[Steve S... 2]

Hi,

Would anyone know if there is a map available somewhere, which shows SYD airport's runways, taxiways and all the parking bays?

Thank you,

Steve

[Martin Buzzell]

Maps here Steve. Just scroll down to Sydney.

http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/dap/AeroProcChartsTOC.htm#S

[Grahame Hutchison]

Google Maps & Earth are now updated with the Kilo Apron imagery. From the left the four Code C Bays are 120A, 120B, 121A and 121B. You can also see the markings for the two angled Code E Bays.

http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/YSSY Kilo Apron.JPG