Connellan Airport
Connellan Airport | |
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Characteristics | |
ICAO code | YAYE |
IATA code | AYQ |
Coordinates | |
Height above MSL | 496 m (1627 ft ) |
Transport links | |
Distance from the city center | 7 km north of Yulara |
Street | Coote Rd - Lasseter Highway |
Basic data | |
opening | 1959 |
operator | Voyager Resorts and Hotels Pty Ltd |
Terminals | 1 |
Passengers | 400,000 |
Start-and runway | |
13/31 | 2599 m × 30 m asphalt |
The Ayers Rock Airport (also Ayers Rock Airport ) is about seven kilometers north of the Australian Hotel village Yulara in the Northern Territory situated airport .
history
The name goes back to the entrepreneur Edward Connellan (1912-1983), who received permission in 1959 to open a motel and operate an airstrip north of Uluṟu . The airfield is owned by the Northern Territory Government and has been leased to Voyager Resorts and Hotels Pty Ltd , which belongs to the Australian GPT Group .
The airport is an important starting point for travelers en route to Uluṟu-Kata-Tjuṯa National Park . Connellan Airport is used exclusively for domestic Australian flights and as a base for sightseeing flights over the nearby national park. The nearest international airports are in Darwin (1926 km N) and Adelaide (1582 km S).
The cities of Alice Springs , Cairns , Perth and Sydney are served.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)