Flight Data from Airways Radar Systems on 31st December 2023
N. S. Hudson made this Official Information request to Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited
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From: N. S. Hudson
Dear Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited,
I am writing to submit a request under the Official Information Act 1982 for access to all flight data recorded by Airways radar systems on 31st December 2023 between the hours of 3:45 AM and 4:15 AM GMT.
Specifically, I am seeking all available flight data for any and all radar tracks on the screens of Napier and Gisborne towers, whether the tracks are identifiable or not. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Alerts (EMG/Conflict/Airspace/Terrain)
- Call sign
- Wake Turbulence category
- Aircraft type
- Ground Speed
- Flight owner (sector)
- Current Altitude/Flight Level
- Cleared Altitude/FL
- Selected FL (in aircraft)
- Destination
- Squawk code
- X-Note (free text note function)
- STAR clearance
- RTA (Required Time of Arrival)
- Indicated Airspeed
I kindly request this information in a machine-readable format, preferably in electronic form such as a CSV or Excel file.
If there are any fees associated with processing this request, please inform me in advance. I am willing to cover reasonable costs incurred in providing this information.
I understand that you are required to respond to this request within 20 working days, as stipulated by the Official Information Act 1982.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your prompt response.
Yours faithfully,
N. S. Hudson
From: Iwase, Naoka
Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited
Hi N.S,
Thank you for your email.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible but in
any event no later than 28 May 2024 (being 20 working days after the day
your request was received) under the Official Information Act. If we are
unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe.
Would you mind sharing the reason behind your request so that we can
better assist you with it?
If you have any other queries, please feel free to contact me directly.
Thank you.
Naoka Iwase | Legal Counsel / OIA Advisor
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Dear Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited,
I am writing to submit a request under the Official Information Act 1982
for access to all flight data recorded by Airways radar systems on 31st
December 2023 between the hours of 3:45 AM and 4:15 AM GMT.
Specifically, I am seeking all available flight data for any and all radar
tracks on the screens of Napier and Gisborne towers, whether the tracks
are identifiable or not. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Alerts (EMG/Conflict/Airspace/Terrain)
- Call sign
- Wake Turbulence category
- Aircraft type
- Ground Speed
- Flight owner (sector)
- Current Altitude/Flight Level
- Cleared Altitude/FL
- Selected FL (in aircraft)
- Destination
- Squawk code
- X-Note (free text note function)
- STAR clearance
- RTA (Required Time of Arrival)
- Indicated Airspeed
I kindly request this information in a machine-readable format, preferably
in electronic form such as a CSV or Excel file.
If there are any fees associated with processing this request, please
inform me in advance. I am willing to cover reasonable costs incurred in
providing this information.
I understand that you are required to respond to this request within 20
working days, as stipulated by the Official Information Act 1982.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your prompt
response.
Yours faithfully,
N. S. Hudson
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From: N. S. Hudson
Dear Iwase, Naoka,
This is for personal research, I would like to know what was showing up on radar at that time.
Yours sincerely,
N. S. Hudson
From: Iwase, Naoka
Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited
Thank you N.S.
Naoka Iwase
| Legal Counsel / OIA Advisor
w: http://www.airways.co.nz/
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