Ayers Rock Airport (also known as Connellan Airport) (IATA: AYQ, ICAO: YAYE) is situated near Yulara, around 463 km (288 mi) (5 hrs drive) away from Alice Springs, Northern Territory, and 20 minutes drive from Uluru / Ayers Rock itself. An average of just under 300,000 passengers pass through this airport each year.[4]
The original Connellan Airport at Uluru was provided by Edward Connellan, who founded Connellan Airways in 1942. The development of tourism infrastructure adjacent to the base of Uluru / Ayers Rock that began in the 1950s soon created adverse environmental impacts. It was decided in the early 1970s to remove all accommodation-related tourist facilities from near the base of Uluru / Ayers Rock and re-establish them outside the national park. In 1975, a reservation of 104 km2 (40 sq mi) of land beyond the national park's northern boundary, 15 km (9.3 mi) from Uluru, was approved for the development of a tourist facility, to be known as Yulara, along with a new airport. The new facilities became fully operational in late 1984.
In March 2010, Virgin Australia (at the time Virgin Blue) announced that the airline would start flying to Uluru / Ayers Rock. Flights later commenced from Sydney in August 2010 which also marked the airline's first flight into the red centre operated by Embraer E-190s. In September 2020 Virgin Australia revealed it had dropped seven regional destinations with one of them being Uluru / Ayers Rock.
In February 2013 Qantas announced that Jetstar would take over Qantas mainline's Sydney service in April 2013. Jetstar later launched flights from Melbourne Airport in June 2014 and Brisbane Airport in August 2018. Qantas announced in November 2018 that Qantas mainline would return in April 2019 along with 2 news routes from Adelaide Airport and Darwin Airport; these flights haven't returned after being put on hold in 2020. In May 2021 Qantas revealed that the airline will resume its Sydney flights for the first time since April 2013 in March 2022. QantasLink also has flights from Cairns Airport and Alice Springs Airport.
Facilitiesedit
Ayers Rock Airport has one main terminal for scheduled flights. The runway at Ayers Rock Airport is 2,599 m × 30 m (8,527 ft × 98 ft). It has a simple, single stage lighting system and PAPI. The largest aircraft currently serving Ayers Rock Airport are Boeing 737-800 jetliners operated by Qantas[5] and also previously by Virgin Australia. Jetstar currently operates Airbus A320 jetliners on its flights into the airport.[5]
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Ayers Rock Airport also known as Connellan Airport IATA AYQ ICAO YAYE is situated near Yulara around 463 km 288 mi 5 hrs drive away from Alice Springs Northern Territory and 20 minutes drive from Uluru Ayers Rock itself An average of just under 300 000 passengers pass through this airport each year 4 Ayers Rock AirportConnellan AirportIATA AYQICAO YAYESummaryAirport typePublicOperatorVoyages Indigenous Tourism Australia Pty LtdLocationYulara 1 Elevation AMSL1 626 ft 496 mCoordinates25 11 10 S 130 58 32 E 25 18611 S 130 97556 E 25 18611 130 97556MapsYAYELocation in the Northern TerritoryRunwaysDirection Length Surface m ft 13 31 2 599 8 527 AsphaltStatistics 2010 11 2 Passengers309 089Aircraft movements4 017Sources Australian AIP and aerodrome chart 3 Passengers and movements from BITRE 4 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Airlines and destinations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message The original Connellan Airport at Uluru was provided by Edward Connellan who founded Connellan Airways in 1942 The development of tourism infrastructure adjacent to the base of Uluru Ayers Rock that began in the 1950s soon created adverse environmental impacts It was decided in the early 1970s to remove all accommodation related tourist facilities from near the base of Uluru Ayers Rock and re establish them outside the national park In 1975 a reservation of 104 km2 40 sq mi of land beyond the national park s northern boundary 15 km 9 3 mi from Uluru was approved for the development of a tourist facility to be known as Yulara along with a new airport The new facilities became fully operational in late 1984 On 6 August 2000 an Ansett Australia Airbus A320 arrived from Auckland Airport in New Zealand carrying the Olympic Torch for its inaugural Australian leg ahead of the Sydney Olympic Games From there the torch was taken for a run around Uluru Ayers Rock followed by a formal reception In March 2010 Virgin Australia at the time Virgin Blue announced that the airline would start flying to Uluru Ayers Rock Flights later commenced from Sydney in August 2010 which also marked the airline s first flight into the red centre operated by Embraer E 190s In September 2020 Virgin Australia revealed it had dropped seven regional destinations with one of them being Uluru Ayers Rock In February 2013 Qantas announced that Jetstar would take over Qantas mainline s Sydney service in April 2013 Jetstar later launched flights from Melbourne Airport in June 2014 and Brisbane Airport in August 2018 Qantas announced in November 2018 that Qantas mainline would return in April 2019 along with 2 news routes from Adelaide Airport and Darwin Airport these flights haven t returned after being put on hold in 2020 In May 2021 Qantas revealed that the airline will resume its Sydney flights for the first time since April 2013 in March 2022 QantasLink also has flights from Cairns Airport and Alice Springs Airport Facilities editAyers Rock Airport has one main terminal for scheduled flights The runway at Ayers Rock Airport is 2 599 m 30 m 8 527 ft 98 ft It has a simple single stage lighting system and PAPI The largest aircraft currently serving Ayers Rock Airport are Boeing 737 800 jetliners operated by Qantas 5 and also previously by Virgin Australia Jetstar currently operates Airbus A320 jetliners on its flights into the airport 5 Airlines and destinations editAirlinesDestinationsJetstarMelbourne Sydney Seasonal Brisbane 6 QantasSydney 7 QantasLinkCairnsVirgin AustraliaBrisbane begins 7 June 2024 8 Melbourne begins 6 June 2024 8 See also editList of airports in the Northern TerritoryReferences edit Place Names Register Extract for Connellan Airport NT Place Names Register Northern Territory Government Retrieved 15 June 2019 Fiscal year 1 July 30 June YAYE Ayers Rock Connellan PDF AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia effective 21 March 2024 Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine a b Airport Traffic Data 1985 86 to 2010 11 Bureau of Infrastructure Transport and Regional Economics BITRE May 2012 Archived from the original on 24 March 2012 Retrieved 8 May 2012 Refers to Regular Public Transport RPT operations only a b YAYE Ayers Rock Airport YAYE Jetstar resumes seasonal Brisbane Uluru flights Australian Aviation 22 June 2023 Retrieved 31 October 2023 Qantas adds seven routes increases widebody flying RoutesOnline 25 May 2021 Retrieved 25 May 2021 a b Virgin Australia to fly to Uluru from Melbourne and Brisbane news com au 21 November 2023 External links edit nbsp Media related to Ayers Rock Airport at Wikimedia Commons Portals nbsp Australia nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ayers Rock Airport amp oldid 1215592944, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
