Cross the Ditch: Auckland Waves

Airport(s)	NZAA,YMML,YBBN,YSSY
Started	2024-06-15 18:00
Ended	2024-06-16 12:00
Total movements	898

Auckland International Airport (NZAA)

Melbourne International Airport (YMML)

Brisbane International Airport (YBBN)

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (YSSY)

For eighteen hours this June, the skies over the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand will be filled with aircraft all on a mission to Cross the Ditch.

An example of that typical down-under understatement, this "ditch" is over 1100nm wide. The flight routes all range from two and a half to three and a half hours flight time.

Throughout the event, Oceania's two divisions – VATNZ and VATPAC – will be providing full gate-to-gate ATC coverage, in the Southern Hemisphere's premiere oceanic event.

This is a great opportunity to experience Oceanic flying without the need to commit to an eight-hour flight!

If you're new to Oceanic Flying, our reporting tool makes taking part a breeze.

This eighteen hour event is timed to allow pilots from all over the world to join the fun:

UTC: Saturday 15th June 2024 18:00 - Sunday 16th June 2024 12:00
AEST: Sunday 16th June 2024 04:00 - Sunday 16th June 2024 22:00
NZST: Sunday 16th June 2024 06:00 - Monday 17th June 2024 00:00

This season's event is organised in waves. Each airport will have a two-and-a-half-to-four-and-a-half hour departure window, during which time flights will be able to leave for the next destination. As the window closes, the departure window will open at the next destination.

Given each of the flights is 3.5 - 4hrs in length, the previous wave's flights will be arriving at the same airport as the next wave departs, maximising the amount of traffic at each airport.

NOTE: in order to ensure that you have ATC coverage throughout your flight, you MUST fly the wave route that is active at the time of your departure.

The individual routes are designed to ensure as much opposing traffic enroute as possible.

Each flight passes from one Oceania division to the other, and the result is five mini-flyins over the course of eighteen hours!

The Waves for Cross the Ditch 26: Auckland Waves can be found at https://crosstheditch.net

Cross the Ditch is excited to announce that we have partnered with Orbx as the proud sponsor of CTD26. The event will be hosted by Blugames on the Orbx YouTube channel on Sunday, 16 June. He will be streaming the event with exciting giveaways! Here's what you can win:

Want to book a flight for the event? Head to https://crosstheditch.net/winter2024/flight_bookings

Want to find out more about the slots, times, routes and more? Head to https://crosstheditch.net/