AirportsAlice Springs Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Alice Springs, in Northern Territory, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ASP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ASP
- ICAO code
- YBAS
- City
- Alice Springs
- State or region
- Northern Territory
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.8066° S, 133.9034° E
- Elevation
- 545 m (1,789 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,438 m (7,999 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ASP means Alice Springs Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YBAS. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 23.8066° S, 133.9034° E. It stands 545 metres (1,789 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Darwin, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Alice Springs Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,438 metres (7,999 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 24.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,438 m 7,999 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17/35 | 1,133 m 3,717 ft | 18 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ayers Rock Connellan AirportYulara | AYQ | 333 km |
| Tennant Creek AirportTennant Creek | TCA | 465 km |
| Bedourie AirportBedourie | BEU | 567 km |
| Coober Pedy AirportCoober Pedy | CPD | 587 km |
| Birdsville Airport | BVI | 596 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,418 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,155 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,056 km | 12 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,076 km | 18 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,831 km | 20 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,024 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,274 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,629 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,020 km | 2 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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