Gove Airport

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Gove Airport [1]
IATA: GOV - ICAO: YPGV
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory
Elevation AMSL 205 ft (62 m)
Coordinates 12°16′10″S, 136°49′06″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 7,244 2,208 Asphalt

Gove Airport (IATA: GOV, ICAO: YPGV) is on the Gove Peninsula in the Northern Territory of Australia. It services the mining town of Nhulunbuy and several Aboriginal communities including Yirrkala.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

  • Airnorth (Darwin, Groote Eylandt)
  • Aboriginal Air Services (Elcho Island)
  • QantasLink (Cairns, Darwin)

All flights are met by a shuttle bus connecting to Nhulunbuy.[2]

[edit] History

A new terminal building was completed in 2005, providing an airconditioned departure lounge and indoor baggage collection.[3] [4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ World Aero Data airport information for YPGV
  2. ^ Coming to Nhulunbuy. Aboriginal Resource and Development Services Inc.. Retrieved on 2006-04-15.
  3. ^ "Gove Airport", Territory Business Channel, 2003-10-22. Retrieved on 2006-04-15.
  4. ^ "New Gove Airport", Daily News Service, Tourism Australia, 2005-03-21. Retrieved on 2006-04-15.


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