Gove Airport
Gove Airport (IATA: GOV, ICAO: YPGV) (also known as Gove-Nhulunbuy Airport) 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.
Gove Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Nhulunbuy Corporation | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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YPGV Location in the Northern Territory | |||||||||||
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Airnorth operates daily scheduled services to and from Darwin and Cairns and once weekly services to Groote Eylandt. Scheduled services are also operated by Mission Aviation Fellowship to local communities within the East Arnhem region.
The airport is a regional hub for air charter operations with various charter companies based and/or operating out of Gove. These include Air Arnhem, Marthakal Yolngu Airline, Katherine Aviation, Air Frontier, Black Diamond Aviation and Mission Aviation Fellowship.