RAAF Salt Ash Air Weapons Range flying program January to June 2024

Air Combat Group units will resume training into Salt Ash Air Weapons Range (SAAWR) from Monday 29 January 2024.

Flying will commence with Number 76 Squadron aircraft operations beginning Monday 29 January through to Friday 16 February. Operations are scheduled on week days only, between 9am to 5pm.

Number 4 Squadron PC-21s and Combat Controllers will utilise the range 29 and 30 January, up to 10.30pm, for essential night time training.

This will be the primary flying periods for the first half of the year, with the program for July to December released in due course.

Commander Air Combat Group, Air Commodore (AIRCDRE) Peter Robinson said residents living in East Medowie, Salt Ash and Lemon Tree Passage can expect the range to be used consistently throughout this period.

There is currently no programmed training scheduled for F-35A Lightning II aircraft on SAAWR. 

“Air Force has a responsibility to ensure personnel are ready and able to deploy at short notice, and this involves essential air-to-ground training as practiced at SAAWR.”

AIRCDRE Robinson said every effort was made to minimise any inconvenience to residents during SAAWR training and advised the range schedule could change at short notice due to weather or operational considerations.

For more information, visit the Defence Aircraft Noise website or call 1300 DEFENCE (1300 333 362).