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Alice Springs Airport

Alice Springs, Australia

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Alice Springs Airport

Alice Springs, Australia
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11
Routes out
8
Destinations
YBAS
ICAO
1789 ft
Elevation
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Gateway to Australia's Red Centre and outback heart.

Opened
1935
Location
Alice Springs, Australia
Alice Springs Airport (IATA: ASP, ICAO: YBAS) is a regional airport serving Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia, situated approximately 15 kilometres south of the town centre. It acts as the primary aviation gateway to the Red Centre, facilitating tourism to iconic landmarks such as Uluru and Kings Canyon. The airport handles both domestic passenger services and charter operations, supporting the tourism, mining, and remote community sectors of Central Australia. It is also home to a significant Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) presence at RAAF Base Alice Springs, which shares the airfield. Alice Springs Airport is operated by Ventia (formerly Broadspectrum) under a long-term lease arrangement. Its altitude of approximately 545 metres above sea level and desert environment mean the airport operates under conditions typical of arid Central Australia.
Terminals
The airport has a single passenger terminal handling domestic arrivals and departures, with limited international capability.
Getting to & from
Ground transport into Alice Springs town centre includes rental cars available at the terminal and shuttle bus services, with taxis and rideshare also available.
Airlines here
Qantas and its subsidiary QantasLink, along with Virgin Australia, operate the primary scheduled domestic services into Alice Springs Airport.
Notable facts
  • ›Alice Springs Airport is co-located with RAAF Base Alice Springs, a joint civilian-military facility.
  • ›The airport sits at an elevation of approximately 545 metres (1,789 feet) above sea level.
  • ›It serves as a key access point for tourism to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, about 450 km away.
  • ›The airport supports aeromedical and Royal Flying Doctor Service operations for remote Central Australia.
  • ›Alice Springs hosts Pine Gap, a joint Australian-American facility, making the region strategically significant.
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Route map (8 destinations)

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Routes

ASP → SYDAA · 737
ASP → ADLQF · 73H
ASP → AYQQF · 717
ASP → BNEQF · 717
ASP → CNSQF · 717
ASP → DRWQF · 717
ASP → MELQF · 73H
ASP → PERQF · 717
ASP → SYDQF · 73H
ASP → MELTT · 320
ASP → SYDTT · 320
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Alice Springs Airport
Encyclopaedia

Alice Springs Airport is a regional domestic airport located in Connellan, Northern Territory, 7 nautical miles south of the town of Alice Springs. The busiest and primary airport serving Central Australia, Alice Springs Airport is the 24th busiest airport in Australia with a total of 356,813 passengers in the 2024–25 financial year.

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