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Elcho Island Airport

Elcho Island, Australia

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Elcho Island Airport

Elcho Island, Australia

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YELD

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101 ft

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Remote gateway serving Elcho Island in Australia's Northern Territory.

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Elcho Island, Australia

Elcho Island Airport (IATA: ELC, ICAO: YELD) is a small regional airport located on Elcho Island, also known as Galiwin'ku, in the Northern Territory of Australia. It serves the Galiwin'ku community, one of the largest Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, providing essential air access to this otherwise isolated island off the Arnhem Land coast. The airport operates as a vital link for residents, medical services, and freight supply to the community, which has no road connection to the mainland. Scheduled regional airline services connect Elcho Island to Darwin, making air travel the primary means of transport for the island's population.

Terminals

The airport has a small, basic terminal building suited to the low passenger volumes of a remote regional community airport.

Getting to & from

Ground transport on the island is limited, with no formal public transit; local vehicles and community transport serve the airport.

Airlines here

Regional airline Airnorth operates scheduled services connecting Elcho Island Airport to Darwin in the Northern Territory.

Notable facts

›Elcho Island (Galiwin'ku) is one of the largest Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory.
›The island has no road connection to the Australian mainland, making the airport essential for access.
›The airport serves critical roles in medical evacuation and essential goods freight delivery.
›It is located in the Arnhem Land region, off the northeastern coast of the Northern Territory.
›The runway is unpaved/unsealed, typical of many remote Northern Territory community airports.

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Airlines serving this airport

Airnorth

Trans Mediterranean Airlines

Routes

ELC → MNGTL · EM2

Aircraft operating here

Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia1 routes

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