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
The airport's main terminal entrance.
The airport's main terminal entrance.
A decommissioned hangar and control tower.
A decommissioned hangar and control tower.

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

Passenger airlines operating in Gove Airport
Airlines Destinations
Airnorth Darwin, Groote Eylandt
QantasLink Cairns, Darwin
Aboriginal Air Services Elcho Island


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

The airport was originally the location of Airfield Gove during World War II.
The airport was originally the location of Airfield Gove during World War II.

[edit] History

The Gove Airport is located on the site of the former RAAF Airfield Gove. This World War II airbase was built in 1943 and named for Pilot Officer William Gove who was killed in action.[3] During the war, the airfield was used by No. 83 Squadron RAAF flying CAC Boomerangs and No. 13 Squadron RAAF flying Lockheed Venturas, with No. 42 Squadron RAAF operating PBY Catalina flying boats out of nearby Drimmie Head. At the height of operations, over 5000 servicemen were stationed at the base.[3]

A new terminal building was completed in 2005, providing an airconditioned departure lounge and indoor baggage collection.[4] [5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Airport information for YPGV at World Aero Data
  2. ^ Coming to Nhulunbuy. Aboriginal Resource and Development Services Inc.. Retrieved on 2006-04-15.
  3. ^ a b “Gove”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 2004-02-08, <http://www.smh.com.au/news/Northern-Territory/Gove/2005/02/17/1108500201619.html> 
  4. ^ "Gove Airport", Territory Business Channel, 2003-10-22. Retrieved on 2006-04-15. 
  5. ^ "New Gove Airport", Daily News Service, Tourism Australia, 2005-03-21. Retrieved on 2006-04-15. 


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