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Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre

Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
  

 

Telephone :

 
+61 8 8920 3833 (operations)
+61 8 8920 3867  (administrative)

Telefax :

 
 
+61 8 8920 3829
 

Email :

 

darwin.vaac@bom.gov.au     (operations)

darwin.vaac.admin@bom.gov.au (administrative)

 

Website :

 

http://www.bom.gov.au/info/vaac

 

 

 

DARWIN VAAC OVERVIEW

The International Airways Volcano Watch (IAVW) was born under the aegis of ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) to mitigate the hazard for a jet plane to encounter  volcanic ash clouds, which are a severe threat for aviation. In the frame of the IAVW, nine VAACs (Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre) have been designated around the world to provide advisory messages regarding the location and expected motion of volcanic ash clouds.

The Darwin VAAC area of responsibility covers Indonesia, southern Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and the west of the Solomon Islands.

 

 

A map of  VAACs areas of responsibility may be found at: http://www.icao.int/anb/iavwopsg/

Information updated May 2011