Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre

The Bureau will be upgrading essential systems during the implementation periods below. During this period there may be short (1-3 minute) interruptions to some observations and radar images. Forecasts and warnings are not expected to be impacted.

  • 10:35 - 10:50 AM AEDT on Thursday 16th March (2335 – 2350 UTC on Wednesday 15th March)
  • 10:35 - 10:50 AM AEDT on Monday 20th March (2335 – 2350 UTC on Sunday 19th March)
  • 10:35 - 10:50 AM AEDT on Monday 27th March (2335 – 2350 UTC on Sunday 26th March)

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 About Volcanic Ash  Knowledge Centre

Any enquiries regarding interruptions to scheduled flights as the result of a volcanic event must be directed to the relevant airline/s

VAAC Darwin is one of nine Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres worldwide operating under the International Airways Volcano Watch and has responsibility for an area that includes the volcanically active regions of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the southern Philippines.

VAAC Darwin provides advice to the aviation industry about the location and movement of potentially hazardous volcanic ash.

Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres

Map of Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre areas of responsibility

The International Civil Aviation Organization has a downloadable Handbook on the International Airways Volcano Watch with details on how the warning system works.

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