Alice Springs Airport
Alice Springs Airport (IATA: ASP, ICAO: YBAS) is an Australian regional airport 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) south of Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
Alice Springs Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Northern Territory Airports Pty Ltd | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Alice Springs Airport Pty Ltd | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Alice Springs, Northern Territory | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Connellan, Northern Territory | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,789 ft / 545 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°48′25″S 133°54′08″E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | alicespringsairport.com.au | ||||||||||||||
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YBAS Location in the Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart. Passenger and aircraftmovements from the Department of Infrastructure and Transport | |||||||||||||||
The airport was notably involved in Australia's second domestic airline hijacking, and later a suicide attack by a former airline employee which claimed the lives of four others.
The airport has two runways, the larger of which can accommodate the Airbus A380, Boeing 747 and 777 landing (but not a fully laden takeoff due to high temperatures and the runway length). The only scheduled flights using the airport are domestic, although international charters do use the airport on occasions. The airport is not subject to a curfew and operates 24 hours a day.
During 2010–11 a total of 640,519 domestic passengers passed through Alice Springs Airport making it the 18th busiest airport in Australia.
The facility is also extensively used to launch stratospheric research balloons; the runways used for a balloon launch are closed for aircraft traffic during the balloon launch process.