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NDB (Non Directional Beacons) aviation Low Frequency beacon list.

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Due to popular demand, the list of Australian aviation Non-Directional Beacons (NDBs) has been reinstated. The list was initially removed because NDBs are being decommissioned at a significant pace, making it difficult to keep the information up to date. Please note that many of the beacons listed below may have already been removed.
 
Any information regarding the status of the Australian Non-Directional Beacons is welcome, and the list will be updated accordingly.

 

Highlighted in Yellow are station heard with SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio) recorded on the afternoon of 14 October 2024.  
 
Note: Several known decommissioned beacons have been removed from the list.

     

 IDENT CW

 LOCATION FREQ kHz LAT LONG POWER ICAO STATE STATUS
ABA Albany WA 240         WA HEARD
AD Adelaide 362 -34.946400 138.546005 HIGH YPAD SA Decom
AF Archerfield 419 -27.570299 153.016007 LOW YBAF   Decom
AMB Amberley RAAF 351 -27.648899 152.723999   YAMB QLD Note 1
AMB Amberley RAAF 359 -27.648899 152.723999 HIGH YAMB QLD  Note 1
AMK Andamooka 206 -30.453501 137.167007 LOW YAMK SA Decom
ARM Armidale 401 -30.527800 151.615006 MEDIUM YARM NSW Note 2
ARS Ardrossan 398 -34.414101 137.923004 HIGH     Decom
AS Alice Springs 335 -23.777901 133.873993 HIGH YBAS NT Decom
AV Avalon 404 -38.018101 144.470993 LOW YMAV   Decom
AYE Ayers Rock 233 -25.172800 130.975006 MEDIUM YAYE NT Note 2
BAR Barcaldine 332 -23.558300 145.298004 LOW YBAR   Decom
BCK Blackall 416 -24.426100 145.436005 LOW YBCK   Decom
BDG Bendigo 245 -36.742802 144.326004 MEDIUM YBDG VIC Decom
BDV Birdsville 413 -25.896400 139.352997 LOW YBDV   Note 2
BGO Balgo Hill 206 -20.135901 127.988998 MEDIUM YBGO WA Decom
BGT Bagot 308 -12.406700 130.856995 MEDIUM YPDN   Decom
BHI Broken Hill 332 -31.991899 141.468002 HIGH YBHI NSW Note 2
BIU Ballidu 389 -30.591600 116.768997 MEDIUM     Decom
BK Bankstown 416 -33.928299 150.988998 LOW YSBK   Note 2
BKE Bourke 389 -30.043301 145.949005 LOW YBKE   Note 2
BKT Burketown 236 -17.751101 139.531998 MEDIUM YBKT QLD Decom
BLN Busselton 386 -33.692501 115.394997 HIGH YBLN WA  
BLT Ballarat 239 -37.513599 143.791000 LOW YBLT VIC Decom
BML Bromelton 374 -27.966101 152.901001 MEDIUM   QLD Note 2
BNA Ballina 206 -28.834400 153.561997 LOW YBNA NSW Decom
BNS Bairnsdale 212 -37.881100 147.569000 LOW YBNS VIC Decom
BOL Bolinda 362 -37.462200 144.798004 LOW YMML   Decom
BOR Bordertown 251 -36.390301 140.751007 HIGH   SA Decom
BOU Boulia 398 -22.914700 139.906998 LOW YBOU QLD Note 2
BRL Borroloola 218 -16.077200 136.304993 HIGH YBRL NT Decom
BRM Broome 320 -17.946400 122.235001 MEDIUM YBRM WA Decom
BRW Brewarrina 281 -29.974701 146.811997 MEDIUM YBRW   Decom
BTH Bathurst 383 -33.414200 149.656998 LOW YBTH NSW Decom
BUD Bundaberg 266 -24.896700 152.320999 MEDIUM YBUD QLD Note 2
BWN Bowen 292 -20.021099 148.214996 LOW     Decom
BWX Barrow Island 206 -20.856300 115.405998 HIGH YBWX WA Decom
CAR Carnarvon 323 -24.886700 113.668999 HIGH YCAR WA Decom
CB Canberra 263 -35.295601 149.207001 MEDIUM YSCB ACT Note 2
CBA Cobar 395 -31.540001 145.798996 LOW YCBA NSW Note 2
CBP Coober Pedy 341 -29.031900 134.723999 LOW YCBP SA Note 2
CCY Cloncurry 264 -20.665600 140.501007 HIGH YCCY QLD Note 2
CDU Ceduna 293 -32.126701 133.727005 HIGH YCDU SA Note 2
CG Coolangatta 278 -28.164900 153.501007 MEDIUM YBCG QLD Note 2
CH Coffs Harbour 311 -30.312201 153.117004 MEDIUM YSCH NSW  
CIN Curtin 350 -17.574200 123.831001 HIGH YCIN   Decom
CKN Cooktown 260 -15.481700 145.248001 LOW YCKN QLD Decom
CMT Clermont 209 -22.773100 147.625000 LOW YCMT QLD Decom
CMU Cunnamulla 218 -28.034800 145.623993 HIGH YCMU QLD Note 2
CMW Camooweal 254 -19.914700 138.117004 MEDIUM YCMW QLD  
CNY Century Mine 293 -18.753901 138.703003 LOW YCNY    
COE Coen 404 -13.766100 143.117004 LOW YCOE    
COM Cooma 293 -36.353802 148.957993 HIGH YCOM NSW Note 2
COR Corowa 380 -35.987499 146.356995 HIGH YCOR NSW Note 2
CRG Corryong 386 -36.148499 147.862000 MEDIUM YCRG   Decom
CS Cairns 364 -16.846901 145.735992 MEDIUM YBCS QLD Decom
CUA Cudal 275 -33.276100 148.766998 LOW     Decom
CUN Cunderdin  293 -31.625000 117.223999 HIGH YCUN WA  
CV Charleville 269 -26.420000 146.248993 HIGH YBCV QLD Note 2
CVM Caversham 329 -31.878300 115.981003 LOW YPPH   Decom
CWR  Cowra 299         NSW Note 3
CWS Cowes 275 -38.516998 145.220993 HIGH     Decom
DBY Derby 332 -17.356899 123.667000 HIGH YDBY   Decom
DN Darwin 344 -12.431400 130.960999 HIGH YPDN NT Decom
DPO Devonport 281 -41.173901 146.429001 MEDIUM YDPO TAS Decom
DU  Dubbo 251         NSW Note 3
DYS Dysart 227 -22.597500 148.350998 HIGH YDYS QLD Decom
ECH Echuca 341 -36.165401 144.764999 MEDIUM YECH   Decom
EDN Edinburgh 311 -34.706902 138.632004 HIGH YPED   Decom
EM Not found in data base. 371           Note 3
EML Emerald 324 -23.567499 148.171005 MEDIUM YEML   Decom
EN Essendon 356 -37.726700 144.910996 MEDIUM YMEN VIC Decom
EPP Epping 377 -37.671700 145.026001 MEDIUM YMML   Decom
ESL East Sale 350 -38.111401 147.158997 HIGH YMES   Decom
ESP Esperance  326 -33.686901 121.827004 HIGH YESP WA Note 2
FBS Forbes 486 -33.364201 147.927994 MEDIUM YFBS NSW Decom
FLI Flinders Island 296 -40.095600 148.014999 HIGH YFLI   Decom
FRT Forrest 268 -30.855000 128.098999 HIGH YFRT   Decom
FTZ Fitzroy Crossing 407 -18.184700 125.556999 MEDIUM YFTZ WA Note 3
GAY Gayndah 284 -25.594999 151.673004 MEDIUM YGAY   Decom
GDH Gunnedah 407 -30.954201 150.248001 LOW YGDH   Decom
GDI Goondiwindi 398 -28.522499 150.326004 MEDIUM YGDI   Decom
GEL Geraldton  359 -28.798300 114.702004 HIGH YGEL WA  
GFN Grafton 389 -29.759701 153.026993 LOW YGFN NSW Note 2
GIB Gibb River 392 -16.429399 126.431000 MEDIUM     Decom
GIG Gingin  372 -31.459700 115.865997 HIGH YGIG WA  
GLA Gladstone 236 -23.871901 151.225998 MEDIUM YGLA QLD Decom
GLB Goulburn 407 -34.807201 149.737000 LOW YGLB NSW Note 2
GLS Giles 317 -25.038601 128.296005 HIGH     Decom
GTE Groote Eylandt 407 -13.975000 136.455994 MEDIUM YGTE   Decom
GTH  Griffith 305         NSW Note 3
GTN Georgetown 401 -18.294399 143.548996 LOW YGTN   Decom
GV Gove 380 -12.270300 136.824005 MEDIUM YPGV   Decom
HB Hobart 362 -42.812302 147.479004 LOW YMHB TAS Decom
HBA Hervey Bay 200 -25.324200 152.882996 LOW YHBA QLD Decom
HID Horn Island 356 -10.591900 142.292007 MEDIUM YHID   Decom
HLC Halls Creek 266 -18.230000 127.666000 HIGH YHLC WA Decom
HM Hamilton Island 383 -20.356899 148.949005 LOW YBHM QLD Decom
HML Hamilton 203 -37.649200 142.057999 LOW YHML VIC Note 2
HOO Hooker Creek 398 -18.330799 130.636993 MEDIUM YHOO   Decom
HSM Horsham 401 -36.671902 142.167999 MEDIUM YHSM VIC Decom
HUG Hughenden 371 -20.820601 144.229004 MEDIUM YHUG QLD Note 2
HWS Howard Springs 257 -12.468900 131.042999 LOW YPDN NT Decom
IFL Innisfail 212 -17.561701 146.014999 LOW YIFL QLD Decom
IVL Inverell 260 -29.884701 151.139999 LOW YIVL NSW Note 2
JLC Julia Creek 206 -20.665001 141.723999 LOW YJLC QLD Decom
JT Jandakot  281 -32.102798 115.887001 LOW YPJT WA Carrier only
JVS Jervois 203 -22.949200 136.145004 LOW YJVS NT Decom
KA Karratha 404 -20.706100 116.783997 MEDIUM YPKA   Decom
KCY Kilcoy 392 -26.918900 152.572998 LOW     Decom
KG Kalgoorlie  287 -30.777800 121.439003 HIGH YPKG WA Note 2
KII King Island 332 -39.889099 143.875000 HIGH YKII TAS Note 2
KMP Kempsey 230 -31.058300 152.789993 LOW YKMP NSW Decom
KOW Kowanyama 242 -15.479700 141.748001 MEDIUM YKOW QLD Decom
KRY Kingaroy 209 -26.578600 151.843994 LOW YKRY QLD Decom
KSC Kingscote 215 -35.709202 137.514008 LOW YKSC SA Decom
KU Kununurra 221 -15.783900 128.703995 MEDIUM YPKU WA Decom
LEC Leigh Creek 287 -30.598600 138.442001 HIGH YLEC SA Note 2
LEO Leonora  377 -28.878901 121.320000 MEDIUM YLEO WA  
LHI Lord Howe Island 272 -31.521200 159.065994 HIGH YLHI NSW Note 2
LHR Lockhart River 392 -12.788300 143.302994 LOW YLHR   Decom
LM Learmonth 396 -22.241400 114.096001 MEDIUM YPLM   Decom
LRE Longreach 353 -23.428301 144.289002 HIGH YLRE QLD Note 2
LRT Lake Albert 227 -35.688099 139.348007 HIGH   SA Decom
LST Leinster  230 -27.840599 120.699997 MEDIUM YLST WA HEARD
LT Launceston 242 -41.561100 147.225006 MEDIUM YMLT TAS Note 2
LTN Laverton 407 -28.612200 122.422997 LOW YLTN VIC Decom
LTV Latrobe Valley 486 -38.213600 146.475006 LOW YLTV VIC Note 2
LVG Mount Livingstone 227 -37.144699 147.548996 LOW   VIC Decom
MA Mount Isa 338 -20.675301 139.487000 HIGH YBMA QLD Note 2
MB Moorabbin 398 -37.976501 145.089996 LOW YMMB VIC Note 2
MBY Modbury 377 -34.832199 138.699005 MEDIUM YPAD   Decom
MC Maroochydore 380 -26.592199 153.091995 MEDIUM YBMC QLD Decom
MCO Mallacoota 338 -37.596600 149.729004 LOW YMCO VIC Decom
MDG  Mudgee 398         NSW Note 3
MEK Meekatharra  251 -26.615601 118.540001 HIGH YMEK WA HEARD
MER Merimbula 395 -36.914299 149.899002 LOW YMER NSW Note 2
MFD Mansfield 284 -37.047199 146.139999 LOW     Decom
MGD Maningrida 401 -12.062800 134.231995 LOW YMGD   Decom
MHU Mcarthur River Mine 368 -16.446100 136.078003 MEDIUM YMHU   Decom
MIA Mildura 272 -34.247799 142.074005 HIGH YMIA VIC Note 2
MJM Manjimup   257 -34.258099 116.121002 HIGH YMJM WA Decom
MK Mackay 308 -21.162201 149.186005 HIGH YBMK QLD Note 2
MNE Mount Keith 332 -27.286900 120.549004 MEDIUM YMNE   Decom
MNG Mangalore 254 -36.897202 145.181000 MEDIUM YMNG VIC Decom
MOG Mount Magnet  395 -28.064199 117.844002 MEDIUM YMOG WA  
MOR Moree 392 -29.497299 149.852005 LOW YMOR NSW Note 2
MPA Minnipa 200 -32.843300 135.147995 LOW YMPA SA Decom
MRB Moranbah 218 -22.062500 148.074997 MEDIUM YMRB QLD Decom
MRW Morawa 407 -29.208900 116.024002 MEDIUM YMRW NSW Decom
MTG Mount Gambier 266 -37.752602 140.779007 MEDIUM YMTG SA Note 2
MTI Mornington Island 416 -16.659201 139.169998 HIGH YMTI   Decom
MTP Mount Hope 353 -34.125599 135.341003 HIGH YCUS   Decom
MYB Maryborough 248 -25.519699 152.710007 LOW YMYB QLD Decom
NBR Narrabri 413 -30.320700 149.830994 MEDIUM YNBR NSW Note 2
NF  Norfolk Island 260         NSW Note 3
NGU Ngukurr 233 -14.725000 134.738998 HIGH YNGU NT Decom
NHL Nhill 326 -36.293999 141.643005 MEDIUM YNHL   Decom
NIE Nile 230 -41.652802 147.302994 LOW YMLT TAS Decom
NRB Narembeen 227 -32.071701 118.394997 HIGH   WA Decom
NRC Naracoorte 287 -36.978199 140.723999 LOW YNRC   Decom
NSM Norseman 347 -32.194401 121.799004 HIGH YNSM   Decom
NTN Normanton 311 -17.695801 141.072998 HIGH YNTN QLD  Note 2
NWA Nowra 359 -34.951199 150.529999 LOW YSNW NSW Note 2
NWN Newman 233 -23.418100 119.796997 HIGH YNWN WA Decom
OK Oakey 254 -27.421400 151.737000 MEDIUM YBOK QLD Decom
OOD Oodnadatta 308 -27.554701 135.442001 HIGH YOOD   Decom
OOM Moomba 227 -28.104401 140.199005 LOW YOOM SA Note 2
PAG Port Augusta 212 -32.526402 137.701004 LOW YPAG SA Decom
PBO Paraburdoo 278 -23.178900 117.742996 MEDIUM YPBO   Decom
PCK Point Cook 419 -37.926800 144.755997 LOW YMPC   Decom
PD Port Hedland 260 -20.389200 118.642998 HIGH YPPD WA Decom
PEA Pearce  340 -31.654400 116.018997 HIGH YPEA WA  
PF Parafield 416 -34.799702 138.617004 LOW YPPF   Decom
PH Perth 272 -31.937500 115.949997 MEDIUM YPPH WA Decom
PIY Pingelly  233 -32.539200 117.073998 HIGH   WA Carrier only
PKS Parkes 242 -33.145302 148.253006 HIGH YPKS NSW Note 2
PLC Port Lincoln 389 -34.604401 135.873001 MEDIUM YPLC SA Note 2
PLE Plenty 218 -37.720299 145.110992 HIGH YMEN VIC Decom
PMQ Port Macquarie 395 -31.435600 152.867004 LOW YPMQ NSW Note 2
PN Proserpine 245 -20.489201 148.559006 LOW YBPN QLD Decom
POD Portland 212 -38.314400 141.473007 MEDIUM YPOD VIC Decom
PRL Parkerville 352 -31.859400 116.117996 MEDIUM YPPH   Decom
QDI Quirindi 386 -31.492800 150.524002 LOW YQDI   Decom
REN Renmark 200 -34.192200 140.675995 LOW YREN SA Decom
RIC Richmond 347 -33.596901 150.776001 HIGH YSRI NSW Note 2
RK Rockhampton 257 -23.370800 150.475006 MEDIUM YBRK QLD Note 2
RMD Richmond 215 -20.697800 143.110001 LOW YRMD QLD Decom
ROC Rockdale 338 -37.584702 144.817993 LOW YMML   Decom
ROM Roma 377 -26.543100 148.781998 MEDIUM YROM QLD Note 2
SBG Strathbogie 413 -36.852798 145.738007 LOW     Decom
SCO Scone 209 -32.034698 150.830994 LOW YSCO NSW Decom
SCR Southern Cross 221 -31.232201 119.356003 HIGH YSCR WA Decom
SDM Sydenham 266 -33.915298 151.167007 LOW     Decom
SFL Stonefield 257 -34.392200 139.350006 HIGH   SA Decom
SGE St George 383 -28.047199 148.597000 LOW YSGE QLD Note 2
SHT Shepparton 212 -36.428398 145.395996 LOW YSHT VIC Decom
SLS Shellys 353 -34.708500 150.003998 HIGH     Decom
SMI Smithton 248 -40.833199 145.082001 MEDIUM YSMI TAS Decom
SPG Simpsons Gap 362 -23.722200 133.746002 LOW YBAS   Decom
SRN Strahan 257 -42.152802 145.294998 LOW YSRN TAS Decom
STH St.hHlens 392 -41.335300 148.281998   YSTH   Decom
SU Sunshine Coast (MC) 380         QLD Note 2
SWH Swan Hill 407 -35.380501 143.539993 LOW YSWH VIC Note 2
TAM Taroom 221 -25.801901 149.891998 HIGH YTAM QLD Decom
TBD Tailem Bend 242 -35.253300 139.466995 MEDIUM   SA Decom
TEF Telfer 374 -21.711399 122.212997 MEDIUM YTEF   Decom
TEM Temora 209 -34.424999 147.518005 LOW YTEM NSW Decom
TGM Thargomindah 392 -27.993299 143.815002 LOW YTGM   Decom
TIB Tibooburra 200 -29.446400 142.057999 MEDIUM YTIB NSW Decom
TMO The Monument 323 -21.809700 139.923996 LOW YTMO   Decom
TN Tindal 356 -14.515800 132.360001 HIGH YPTN   Decom
TNG Thangool 446 -24.494200 150.570007 MEDIUM YTNG   Decom
TNK Tennant Creek 272 -19.644199 134.175003 HIGH YTNK NT Note 2
TPB Temple Bar 352 -23.745001 133.789002 LOW YBAS   Decom
TRE Taree 371 -31.889500 152.509003 HIGH YTRE NSW Decom
TST Truscott 359 -14.089700 126.387001 MEDIUM YTST   Decom
TTR Tea Tree 374 -42.692200 147.313995 LOW YMHB   Decom
TTX Troughton Island 413 -13.754700 126.149002 LOW YTTI   Decom
TVL Townsville 276 -19.246901 146.761993 HIGH YBTL QLD Decom
TW Tamworth 341 -31.071199 150.830994 HIGH YSTW NSW Note 2
TWB Toowoomba 386 -27.541901 151.912003 LOW YTWB QLD Decom
VRD Victoria River Downs 377 -16.404699 131.007004 HIGH YVRD   Decom
WAV Wave Hill 203 -17.392500 131.121002 LOW YWAV NT Decom
WAY Wallaby 372 -23.874201 134.029999 LOW YBAS   Decom
WBL Warrnambool 395 -38.287399 142.453995 LOW YWBL VIC Decom
WBR Warburton Range 218 -26.128099 126.580002 HIGH YWBR WA Decom
WDH Windorah 407 -25.410801 142.662994 LOW YWDH QLD  Note 2
WG Wagga Wagga 221 -35.162998 147.455994 MEDIUM YSWG NSW Note 2
WGT Wangaratta 203 -36.421501 146.304993 HIGH YWGT VIC Decom
WHA Whyalla 371 -33.058102 137.524002 HIGH YWHA SA Note 2
WJS Wee Jasper 374 -35.257198 148.660004 LOW   NSW Decom
WKB Warracknabeal 209 -36.319500 142.412003 HIGH YWKB VIC Decom
WLE Williamsdale 287 -35.561600 149.177994 LOW     Decom
WLG Walgett 374 -30.027300 148.123993 MEDIUM YWLG NSW Note 2
WLM Williamtown 365 -32.803398 151.828995 MEDIUM YWLM NSW Note 2
WLU Wiluna  383 -26.624701 120.220001 MEDIUM YWLU WA Note 2
WMD West Maitland 224 -32.755100 151.533005 HIGH   NSW Note 2
WOL Wollongong 239 -34.557899 150.791000 HIGH YWOL NSW Note 2
WON Wonthaggi 383 -38.472401 145.623993 MEDIUM     Decom
WP Weipa 377 -12.661700 141.899002 LOW YBWP   Decom
WR Woomera 248 -31.143299 136.807999 HIGH YPWR SA Note 2
WTE  Not found indata base. 320           Note 3
WTN Winton 386 -22.365299 143.084000 MEDIUM YWTN   Decom
WWL West Wyalong 389 -33.935699 147.190002 MEDIUM YWWL   Decom
WYM Wyndham 372 -15.509700 128.151001 MEDIUM YWYM   Decom
WYY Wynyard 302 -40.998001 145.707993 MEDIUM YWYY TAS Note 2
YAS Yass 335 -34.828400 149.042007 MEDIUM   VIC Decom
YNG Young 269 -34.250099 148.246002 LOW YYNG   Decom
YWE Yarrowee 389 -37.742199 143.757004 LOW     Decom

 

 

Note Details
Decom Reported as having been decommissioned or not heard from.
1 Uncertainty regarding frequency or other details.
2 Confirmed as active.
3 Heard from but not officially known.

 

Shout out to Sands VK4WXW for information regarding decommissioned NDB in the QLD and NSW region.

 

2 February 2025. Report from Blue VK2CBN that Scone NDB (SCO) was decommissioned in 2024.

 

 

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