Groote Eylandt Airport

Groote Eylandt Airport is an airport serving Groote Eylandt, an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria in Northern Territory, Australia. The airport is operated by the Groote Eylandt Mining Co. and is located north of the community of Angurugu.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of above sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring.

Climate

There is a weather station at the airport. It suggests that Groote Eylandt has a tropical savanna climate with a wet season from November to April and a dry season from May to October. Extreme temperatures ranged from on 6 December 2018 to on 20 June 2004 and 21 July 2004. The wettest recorded day was 17 March 2024 with of rainfall.