Airservices Australia

Merry Christmas from Airservices

Hear some of Santa's encrypted radio calls to air traffic control.

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Latest weather information provided to Santa

As Santa prepares to visit Australia, Airservices has provided him with the latest weather forecast.

Listen to Santa talk about his visit to Australia

During his recent visit to Australia, we spoke to Santa about his upcoming visit and how excited he is.

Santa’s flight path revealed

Check out Santa's slight path which will see him visit homes all around Australia.

Santa submits his flight plan

Check out a crucial part of Santa’s preparations – his flight plan!

Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued to pilots

Have a peak at the notice sent out to aircraft travelling on Christmas Eve to stay clear of Santa.

History of navigation

Find out how Santa has navigated his way around the world throughout history!

Could you help track Santa?

Air traffic controller Johl talks about how Airservices prepares for Santa’s visit.

Santa talks to air traffic controllers

During his visit to Melbourne, Santa was very excited to visit our new Melbourne Air Traffic Control Tower and speak to our controllers about the new touch-screen technology.

Catch the reindeer

Oh no! Some of the reindeer have escaped from their stables. Help Santa by playing catch the reindeer.

Tasty receipes for Santa and the reindeer

Recipes you can make at home for Santa and his reindeer on Christmas Eve.

Colour in trucks and towers

We provide aviation fire fighting services and air traffic control around Australia. Have a go at colouring in one of our towers and fire trucks.

Competition

This year Santa's call sign is 'Red Sled 1.' Could you come up with a call sign for next year? Give us your suggestions via Facebook or Twitter to be in the running for some prizes.

Santa visits Melbourne

Santa visited Airservices recently to make sure everything is ready for his trip to Australia on Christmas Eve.

Media downloads

Airservices online newsroom allows media access to password-protected material including press releases, reproduction-quality still images, news video and audio.

Explore Santa’s sleigh

Have a look around Santa's sleigh and see Santa's navigation features.

Keep up to date with Santa’s preparations

Not long now until Christmas!