Ayers Rock Airport

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Ayers Rock Airport
IATA: AYQ - ICAO: YAYE
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Ayers Rock Airport
Serves Uluru
Elevation AMSL 1,626 ft (496 m)
Coordinates 25°11′10″S, 130°58′32″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 8,527 2,599 Asphalt

Ayers Rock Airport (also known as Connellan Airport) (IATA: AYQ, ICAO: YAYE) is situated around 463 km (5 hrs drive) away from Alice Springs, Northern Territory, and 20 minutes drive from Uluru (Ayers Rock) itself. An average of 400,000 passenger movements per year pass through this airport in the middle of Australia.

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[edit] Airlines and destinations

  • Qantas (Cairns, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney)

In addition, there are a wide number of scenic flights that are offered by different private charters.

[edit] Airport Facilities

Ayers Rock Airport has 1 main terminal for scheduled flights which contains: Check-in, Customs Baggage Screening, 1 Baggage collection conveyor belt, a National Geographic shop, vending machines, Toilets, Departure and Arrival areas, Bus bays and Short term parking.

The largest aircraft that Ayers Rock Airport caters for is Boeing 737-800's operated by Qantas. QantasLink operate a number of Boeing 717-200 in and out of the airport.

[edit] Technical Aspects

The runway at Ayers Rock Airport is 30metres wide and 2588 metres long. It has a simple single stage lighting system and TVASIS.

[edit] Other Aviation

The main user of the airport are light aircraft- either charter, scenic flights or private owned aircraft.

[edit] External links

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