Brisbane Radar Broken

[Radi K]

ATIS ATIS YBBN B 260602
+ APCH:
+ RWY: 01 AND RWY 32 FOR ARR. RWY 01 FOR DEP
SFC COND: RWY WET
+ OPR INFO: CONVERGING RUNWAY OPERATIONS.
BRISBANE RADAR U/S. EXPECT DELAY. START CLEARANCES
REQUIRED
+ WND: 340/8
VIS: GT 10 KM,REDUCING TO 8 KM
IN RAIN
CLD: FEW025
TMP: 15
QNH: 1010


QFA620 - MEL/BNE VHVZC DIV TO OOL
QFA532 - SYD/BNE VHVXM DIV TO SYD
VOZ331 - MEL/BNE VHVBH DIV TO OOL
JST818 - SYD/BNE VHVQY DIV TO OOL

Many others holding in the air and on the ground...still not fixed.

[Gerard M]

Maybe they have some working again?

DELAYS FOR SOUTHBOUND AND NORTHBOUND DEPARTURES
FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

How do they work without radar?

[Brandon Giacomin]

Originally Posted by Radi K

ATIS ATIS YBBN B 260602
+ APCH:
+ RWY: 01 AND RWY 32 FOR ARR. RWY 01 FOR DEP
SFC COND: RWY WET
+ OPR INFO: CONVERGING RUNWAY OPERATIONS.
BRISBANE RADAR U/S. EXPECT DELAY. START CLEARANCES
REQUIRED
+ WND: 340/8
VIS: GT 10 KM,REDUCING TO 8 KM
IN RAIN
CLD: FEW025
TMP: 15
QNH: 1010


QFA620 - MEL/BNE VHVZC DIV TO OOL
QFA532 - SYD/BNE VHVXM DIV TO SYD
VOZ331 - MEL/BNE VHVBH DIV TO OOL
JST818 - SYD/BNE VHVQY DIV TO OOL

Many others holding in the air and on the ground...still not fixed.

According to the Brisbane airport website these flights did not divert they managed to land in Brisbane.

[Mick F]

Without RADAR Gerard, it just becomes procedural. Not dangerous, just slightly harder for the controllers. Procedural airspace covers the majority of Australia, as RADAR only covers a very small percentage of mainland Australia.

Mick

[Ryan Hothersall]

Dad was waiting for a friend to arrive on a BNE-ADL QF flight which was delayed about 45 mins due to the radar issue.