AYQ — Ayers Rock Connellan Airport
- IATA code
- AYQ
- ICAO code
- YAYE
- Size
- medium
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 283,551
- Year to June 2024 · +15.4% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 1
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+9:30
- Australia/Darwin
- Elevation
- 496 m
- 1,627 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 2,599 m
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About AYQ
Ayers Rock Connellan Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Yulara, Australia. It opened in 1959. 283,551 passengers used it in the year to June 2024. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from AYQ.
Wikidata (CC0) · BITRE (CC BY). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from AYQ
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| AYQ → MEL | 1,907 km | 117,831 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, BITRE (domestic May 2025 – Apr 2026, international Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) for routes in and out of Australia. Routes outside these are not counted.
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| ASP | Alice Springs Airport | 333 km |
| CPD | Coober Pedy Airport | 566 km |
Distance from AYQ to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,599 m | 30 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia · -25.1859, 130.9770
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