Bathurst Island Airport is an airport located at
Wurrumiyanga
Wurrumiyanga (), formerly Nguiu (, ), is a community on the southern coast of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia. With about 1,600 residents, it is the largest community on the island. There are regular ferries and flights between ...
, on the southeast coast of
Bathurst Island, in the
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...
of
Australia
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.
The airport has a sealed runway, which is , making it unsuitable for larger commercial jets. However, there are regular, smaller commercial tours to the island. Bathurst Island Airport is from
Darwin International Airport
Darwin International Airport is a domestic and international airport serving Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is the eleventh busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger movements, with almost 2 million passengers travelli ...
.
History
The
Royal Australian Air Force
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utilised the airfield during
World War II
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. The original airfield is now the public cemetery with the newer strip located 2 kilometres west.
Airlines and destinations
See also
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List of airports in the Northern Territory
This is a list of airports in the Australian territory of the Northern Territory.
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List of airports
The list is sorted by the name of the community served, click the sort buttons in the table header to switch listing order. Airports n ...
References
External links
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Airports in the Northern Territory
Former Royal Australian Air Force bases
Tiwi Islands
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