Connellan Airport

Connellan Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	YAYE
IATA code	AYQ
Coordinates	25 ° 11 '10 "  S , 130 ° 58' 32"  O Coordinates: 25 ° 11 '10 "  S , 130 ° 58' 32"  O
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

1. ↑ 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)