Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre

Planned maintenance is scheduled for Thursday 14 November 2024 between 11:05 pm and 3:00 am AEDT (1205UTC and 1600UTC). The registered user page will not be available for up to 40 mins, and some products and data may be delayed for up to 3 hours. Data dissemination to NAIPS may be interrupted for 10-40 minutes from 11:05 pm AEDT (1205 UTC). Please refer to NAIPS for the latest NOTAM.


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.

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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By entering this site, you acknowledge that this information is produced solely for use by the aviation industry, and you are aware that any information for the purposes of flight planning should be obtained from Airservices Australia.