The Gove Airport is a civic airport and is located in the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia. The Gove Peninsula and the mining town of Nhulunbuy lies at the northeastern corner of Arnhem Land lies. Gove is accessible, on a regular basis, by air from Darwin (650 km) and Cairns (1190 km). The Gove Airport in Australia is known by the IATA code GOV and the ICAO code YPGV.
The Gove Airport Australia is located where once stood the RAAF Airfield Gove. This World War II airbase built in 1943 was named after Pilot Officer William Gove who was killed in action during the war. During the war, the airfield was used by No. 83 Squadron RAAF that flew CAC Boomerangs and No.13 Squadron RAAF that flew Lockheed Venturas; the No. 42 Squadron RAAF operated PBY Catalina flying boats out of the nearby Drimmie Head. During the heydays over 5000 servicemen were stationed at the base.
The Gove airport has a 6700 ft long paved runway with IFR facilities for aircraft landing in the dark or during bad weather.
The Gove Airport in Gove in Australia now has a new terminal building which was completed in 2005; the building provides an air-conditioned departure lounge and indoor baggage collection.
The destinations connected to Gove Airport in Gove are:
- Darwin
- Groote Eylandt
- Elcho Island
- Cairns
The airlines that operate at the Gove Airport are:
- Airnorth
- Aboriginal Air Services
- Qantas
- QantasLink
The Gove Airport also comes with the following facilities for the convenience of the passengers:
- Water supply
- Toilets
- Coffee shop
- Luggage trolley
- Parking lots
- Help desk
- Medical assistance
- Luggage Conveyor belts
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