Notam Route Description

[sfGnome]

It's probably a bit late to be asking this, but looking at the notams tonight for a flight tomorrow, I find that "MIL HAWK JET ACFT" will be "OPR BLW 5000FT AGL ON FLW RTE". Ok, I can decode that, but it is the route that has me stumped.

 

WILLIAMTOWN / WILLIAMTOWN 179008 / WILLIAMTOWN 192032 / SYDNEY 012039

 

SYDNEY 012037 / SYDNEY 102015 / SYDNEY 188044 / WOLLONGONG 200010 /

 

WOLLONGONG 211016 / WOLLONGONG 217017 / WOLLONGONG 127006 /

 

SYDNEY 012021 / SYDNEY 003032 / SYDNEY 012037 / WILLIAMTOWN 195037 /

 

WILLIAMTOWN

 

Fair enough, they're flying from Williamtown to Wollongong via Sydney, and I presume that the numbers describe the actual path they are following. Question is, how do I interpret those numbers (so that I don't get a jet up my backside tomorrow morning... )

 

 

[mothra]

Gnome, the digits refer to a bearing and distance from the point, so Williamtown 179008 translates to bearing 178 from Williamtown at 008 nm.

 

 

[sfGnome]

Thanks. I wondered if that's what it was. That means they'll be flying safely out to sea, and not in the vicinity of 24-7155...