AirportsAyers Rock Connellan Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Yulara, in Northern Territory, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AYQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AYQ
- ICAO code
- YAYE
- City
- Yulara
- State or region
- Northern Territory
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 25.1859° S, 130.9770° E
- Elevation
- 496 m (1,626 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,599 m (8,527 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AYQ means Ayers Rock Connellan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YAYE. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 25.1859° S, 130.9770° E. It stands 496 metres (1,626 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Ayers Rock Connellan Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,599 metres (8,527 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 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,599 m 8,527 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs AirportAlice Springs | ASP | 333 km |
| Coober Pedy AirportCoober Pedy | CPD | 566 km |
| Prominent Hill AirportMount Eba | PXH | 674 km |
| Tennant Creek AirportTennant Creek | TCA | 700 km |
| Hooker Creek AirportLajamanu | HOK | 762 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,298 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,982 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,868 km | 12 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,001 km | 18 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 17,152 km | 21 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,358 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,140 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,817 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,177 km | 3 h 05 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.
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