Gove Airport

Gove Airport
Main terminal entrance (2002)
IATA: GOV ICAO: YPGV
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Nhulunbuy Corporation
Serves	Gove Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia
Location	Nhulunbuy
Elevation AMSL	205 ft / 62 m
Coordinates	12°16′12″S 136°49′06″E / 12.27000°S 136.81833°E / -12.27000; 136.81833Coordinates: 12°16′12″S 136°49′06″E / 12.27000°S 136.81833°E / -12.27000; 136.81833
Map
YPGV Location in the Northern Territory
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 2,208 7,244 Asphalt
Statistics (2010-11)
Revenue passengers 108,067 Aircraft movements 2,702
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart Passenger and aircraft movements from the BITRE

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. The airport is located 5.8 nautical miles (10.7 km; 6.7 mi) south southeast of the Nhulunbuy town centre, on Melville Road. It is operated by the Nhulunbuy Corporation.

Airnorth operates daily scheduled services to and from Darwin, Cairns & Groote Eylandt.

Various charter companies are based and operate out of Gove. Including Laynha Air, Marthakal Yolngu Airline, Katherine Aviation, Air Frontier, Black Diamond Aviation and Mission Aviation Fellowship.

Gove Airport is located on the site of the former RAAF Base Gove. This World War II airbase was built in 1943 and named for Pilot Officer William Gove who was killed in action. 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 5,000 servicemen were stationed at the base. The base closed in early 1946.

The airport resides at an elevation of 205 ft (62 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,208 m × 45 m (7,244 ft × 148 ft).