Adelaide Airport NAP 3: Preferred Flight Paths
The NAP lists the preferred flight paths as:
3.1 and 3.2. General.
- 3.1: The procedures do not apply to single engine aircraft under 1,750 kg maximum take-off weight.
- 3.2: The procedures may be waived for non-jet aircraft under 32,000 maximum take-off weight between 0700 and 2100 local time.
3.3 Arrivals
Aircraft should use a STAR if available.
3.3.a: Runway 23
- From the East: Intercept RWY 23 at or beyond MOPRI or at beyond 10nm. Maintain at least 3000 ft until passing MOPRI or 10nm.
- From the East: Intercept runway centerline at or beyond waypoint MOPRI or at beyond 10 nautical miles. Maintain at least 3000 ft until passing waypoint MOPRI or 10 nautical miles.
- From the West: Use a right circuit/base approach.
- From the East: Intercept RWY 23 at or beyond MOPRI or at beyond 10nm. Maintain at least 3000 ft until passing MOPRI or 10nm.
- From the East: Intercept runway centerline at or beyond waypoint MOPRI or at beyond 10 nautical miles. Maintain at least 3000 ft until passing waypoint MOPRI or 10 nautical miles.
- From the West: Use a right circuit/base approach.
3.3.b: Runway 05
- Arrivals from the East:
- Jets – track via waypoint PEGTU to intercept runway centerline at or beyond 5 nautical miles.
- Non-Jets – track via waypoint PEGTU intercept runway centerline at or beyond 3 nautical miles.
- Arrivals from the West:
- Jets – intercept runway centerline at or beyond 5 nautical miles.
- Non-Jets – intercept runway centerline at or beyond 3 nautical miles.
3.3.c: Runway 12
- Jets – intercept runway centerline at or beyond 5 nautical miles.
- Non-Jets – intercept runway centerline at or beyond 3 nautical miles.
- Descent below 3,000ft is not allowed until west of the coast
3.3.d: Runway 30
- Arrivals from the East – intercept runway centerline at or beyond 10 nautical miles.
- Arrivals from the West – Determined by traffic management.
Adherence with this procedure is reported below.
3.4 Departures
3.4.a: Runway 23
- East: Jets maintain heading until 6nm, then via waypoint LEMAT. Non-Jets maintain heading until 3 nautical miles, then seaward of the coast and via waypoint LEMAT.
- West: Maintain heading until 3 nautical miles.
3.4.b: Runway 30:
- West: Maintain heading until 3 nautical miles.
3.4.c: Runway 12
- No specific procedures apply
- No specific procedures apply
3.4.d: Runway 23 or 30
Adherence with this procedure is reported below.
Note: A waypoint is a geographical location used to define a point on a flight path. Waypoints are defined by geographic coordinates and typically take the form of a five-letter capitalised word
Note: Air Traffic Control may adjust paths for weather and/or traffic conditions.
Standard Instrument Departures (SID) and Standard Instrument Arrivals (STARs) are published flight paths designed to enhance safety, efficiency, and predictability. Air traffic control (ATC) may issue a deviation to a SID or STAR due to weather and/ or traffic conditions.
The report below provides the percentage adherence against the NAP criteria for preferred flight paths for June 2025. Reporting dating back to January 2025 is currently being prepared and will be added to this page soon.
“Other Operations” refers to operations where adherence was unable to be determined.
The report is best viewed in full screen mode.
Note: Due to rounding, percentage values may not sum to exactly 100.0%. Minor discrepancies of up to ±1% are expected and do not indicate any errors in the underlying absolute figures, which remain accurate and unaffected.
NAP 3.4 Departure Procedure
