Alice Springs Airport, located 14 kilometer south of Alice Springs in the Northern territory of Australia is a small regional airport. Settled within the mainland of the Northern Territory of the nation, the airport coded as ASP is situated to the east of the Old South Road, south of the Colonel Road Drive beside the Roger Vale Drive. The township of Alice Springs is located at a distance of 15 kilometer from the airport. Spread across an area of 3,500 acres / 1,415 hectares, the airbase features two terminals (Airside and Landside), nine distinct parking stands for planes, standard helicopter traffic, and an additional space for up to 70 aircraft. The city of Adelaide is located directly to the south and Darwin is found to the north of the airport. Both the cities are situated at a distance of two hours away by jet-powered aircraft.
Alice Springs Airport runways
The airport in total boasts of two runways. The biggest of all the three is designed in a way to accommodate large Boeing aircraft of 747 or 777. The airport that witnesses the passing of around 675, 000 passengers is ranked as the seventeenth busiest airport in the nation. The runway is also at times used to launch stratospheric research balloons. The particular runway that is used for the launch of the balloons is usually kept closed for the aircraft traffic during the process.
Alice Springs Airport Flights
The airport is known to operate the service of only domestic scheduled flights. However, international charters are also seen to use the service of the airfield at times. Passengers taking off from the city can enjoy the facility of the airbase operation 24 hours a day. This is the only airport in Australia that enjoys a curfew-free operation.The base usually offering a service to domestic flights features operation of airlines like, Airlink, Qantas, Air South Charter, and Tiger Airways Australia.
Virgin Blue airlines that gad ceased its operation to Sydney in November 2004 and to Adelaide in September 2005, might make a comeback to the airport. This time, it is speculated to make use of its new Embraer E-Jets. The airline until now has declared a direct daily services to and from the Ayers Rock Airport located at a close distance. The operations as started from August 2010.
Alice Springs Airport Facilities
Alice Spring Airport over the years has evolved to a modern center of airline business. It is home to a large air-conditioned terminal building that offers the facility of duty free shopping. You can purchase a number of aboriginal souvenirs from the shop. A number of taxi firms, cheap shuttle buses, and car rental companies connect the airport to the city center and other regions of northern territory that includes the West MacDonnell National Park.
Here is a look at some of the services offered by the Alice Springs Airport -
Toilets (services of disabled toilet facilities are available)
Showers (services of disabled shower facilities are available)
Baby change rooms
Public telephones
Post box
Internet
Currency exchange (Foreign currency can be changed at Australian Way)
To locate any lost Property, call +61 (8) 8951 1211
Airlines and destinations of Alice Springs Airport
Here is a look at some of the airlines that operates flight service at the Alice Springs Airport –
Regional Pacific Airlines flies to Mount Isa
Qantas Airline flies to Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney
Qantas operated by Qantas Link flies to Cairns, Darwin, Perth
Tiger Airways Australia flies to Adelaide, Melbourne February
Alice Springs Airport Motel Accommodation
The Airport Motel in Alice Springs is located in the heart of the Northern Territory. The motel is situated at a distance of five minutes from the centre of Alice Springs. The motel offers a very convenient stay to all passengers flying to and from Alice Springs, be it the ones flying to Uluru (Ayers Rock) or landing at the Red Center of the nation for business or travel. The airport even offers a transfer to railway station and town. The motel also boasts of air-conditioned rooms that are equipped with all the modern contemporary facilities and amenities. Other features include ground floor motel units and courtyard gardens along with the swimming pool facility and the bar-b-que.
Contact Details
115 Gap Road - Alice Springs, NT 0870 Australia
Ph: 08 8952 6611
Airport Contact details
Alice Springs Airport (ASP)
Connellan NT 0870, Australia
Flightshotelstours.com gives detailed information on Alice Springs Airport and flights to Alice Springs.
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