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Originally Posted by Rowan McKeever
Turboprops can also fly passengers 24/7 as well, so in theory QF could use its Dashes and VA it’s ATRs around the clock if they had markets wanting that. YSSY is also available 24/7 for emergencies, regardless of type or what’s on board, and of course for RFDS and NSW Ambulance aircraft. I think there are also some bizjets permitted during curfew, from memory.
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Correct, plenty of passenger aircraft can use Mascot 24/7, as evidenced by Mr DeCaprio departing in a B200 to Canberra one New Year’s Eve so he could grab a 747 to Vegas. Used to love the old Queen Airs departing YSSY after curfew, making a mockery of the whole thing with their noise.
As a former authorised officer for dispensations I am pretty familiar with the curfew, and I have spent way too many night shifts in the tower or in approach/departures to know YSSY never closes. Under the current act, the list of aircraft permitted to operate unrestricted is somewhat extensive as far as corporate movements go:
BAe125-800B/ BAe125-1000A/ BAe125-1000B
BAe/ de Havilland/ Hawker Siddeley 125 Series 400A/ F3B/ F400B++/ F403B/ F600B**/ 700A**++/ 700B**++/ 800A
Beech 400A/ Beechjet 400A++/ Hawker 400XP**/ Hawker 400T**
Beechcraft 4000
Bombardier BD-7001A10(Global Express)/ BD700-1A11 (Global 5000)/ BD100-1A10 (Challenger 300/350)/ CL-600-1A11 (CL-600)/CL-600-2A12 (Challenger 601)/ CL-600-2B16 (Challenger 601-3A/ 604/604DX/ 605)/ CL-600-2B19 (CRJ100/200)/ CL-600-2C10 (CRJ700)/ CL-600-2D15 (CRJ705)/ CL-600-2D24 (CRJ900)/ CL-600-2E25(CRJ1000).
Canadair Challenger 300/ 601/ 604
Cessna 500/ 510/ 525/525A/ 525B/ 525C/ 550/ 552/ 560/ 560XL/ 560XLS/ 650**/ 680/ 750
Dassault Falcon Mystere 20 series C++/ Mystere 20 Series D++/ Mystere 20 Series E++/ Mystere 20 Series F++/ Mystere 20 Series G++/ 10/ 20C-C5/ 20-D5/ 20-E5/ 20-F5/ 50/ 50EX/ 200/ 900/ 2000/ 7X/ 900C/ 900EX/ 2000EX/
Embraer145/ 145ER/ 145MR/ 145LR/ 135ER/ 135LR/ 135KE/ 135KL/ 135BJ/ 135BJ/ 145XR/ 145MP/ 145EP/ 500/ 505
Global Express
Global 5000
Gulfstream IV/ Galaxy/ 100/ G150/ G200/ G280/ GVI(650)/ 650ER/ GIV-X / G150/ SP/ G300/ G350/ G400/ G450/ G-V/ G500/G550/
Hawker 800XP/850XP/Horizon /900XP/Hawker 1000/Hawker 750
Learjet 24/24A/24B/24B-A/24C/24D/24D-A/24E/24F/24F-A/ 25 /25A/ 25B/ 25C/ 25D/ 25F/ 28/ 29/ 31/ 31A/ 35/ 35A/ 36/ 36A/ 40/ 45/ 45XR/ 55/ 55B/ 55C/ 60
Legacy EMB-135
Mitsubishi MU-300**
Premier 1/1A
Westwind 1121/1121B/1123/1124/ 1124A/1125/Astra SPX