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Open Skies

With people travelling around New Zealand, restriction-free, let's take to the virtual skies for a return of Open Skies!

Tonight the skies really are the limit: our activity is concentrated on NZZC - the entire mainland New Zealand airspace!

Controllers can take their pick of any positions they're rated to staff. Pilots can choose any flight or flights they want to take.

The goal is to cover as much of the country as possible with ATC service, and the challenge is then to our pilots to keep the controllers busy all evening.

Routes

Find the Standard Route Clearances for your departure airport here

Airports

NZAA Auckland, New Zealand

NZCH Christchurch, New Zealand

NZWN Wellington, New Zealand

Positions

 CallsignRadio NameFrequencyFreq
CTRNZAA-R_CTRAuckland Control (Raglan)126.000
 NZAA_CTRAuckland Control123.900
 NZCH-B_CTRBay Approach119.500
 NZCH-K_CTRChristchurch Control129.400
 NZCH-S_CTRChristchurch Control129.300
 NZCH-T_CTRChristchurch Control123.700
 NZOH_CTROhakea Control126.200
APPNZAA_APPAuckland Approach124.300
 NZCH_APPChristchurch Approach126.100
 NZHN_APPBay Approach125.300
 NZOH_APPOhakea Approach125.100
 NZQN_APPQueenstown Approach125.750
 NZWN_APPWellington Approach119.300
TWRNZAA_TWRAuckland Tower118.700
 NZCH_TWRChristchurch Tower118.400
 NZHN_TWRHamilton Tower126.800
 NZMF_TWRMilford Flight Service Station118.200
 NZNP_TWRNew Plymouth Tower124.700
 NZNR_TWRNapier Tower124.800
 NZNS_TWRNelson Tower127.400
 NZNV_TWRInvercargill Tower118.500
 NZOH_TWROhakea Tower134.500
 NZPM_TWRPalmerston North Tower120.600
 NZPP_TWRParaparaumu Flight Service Station118.300
 NZQN_TWRQueenstown Tower118.100
 NZRO_TWRRotorua Tower121.200
 NZTG_TWRTauranga Tower118.300
 NZWB_TWRWoodbourne Tower118.100
 NZWN_TWRWellington Tower118.800
 NZWP_TWRWhenuapai Tower134.500

Flight and ATC Bookings

We encourage pilots and controllers alike to book your intention to fly or provide ATC using vroute.

These bookings display on the VATNZ website and allow others to know when and where to expect pilots and controllers to be online.

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