Groote Eylandt Airport

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Groote Eylandt Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGroote Eylandt Mining Co.
Serves Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
Location Angurugu
Elevation  AMSL 53 ft / 16 m
Coordinates 13°58′30″S136°27′36″E / 13.97500°S 136.46000°E / -13.97500; 136.46000
Maps
Groote Eylandt Airport
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YGTE
Location in the Northern Territory
Groote Eylandt Airport
Interactive map of Groote Eylandt Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
10/281,9016,237Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart [1]

Groote Eylandt Airport( IATA : GTE, ICAO : YGTE) is an airport serving Groote Eylandt, [1] an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria in Northern Territory, Australia. The airport is operated by the Groote Eylandt Mining Co. [1] and is located north of the community of Angurugu.

Contents

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 53 ft (16 m) above sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,901 m × 30 m (6,237 ft × 98 ft). [1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Airnorth Darwin, Gove
Alliance Airlines Cairns

Climate

There is a weather station at the airport. It suggests that Groote Eylandt has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw) with a wet season from November to April and a dry season from May to October. [2] Extreme temperatures ranged from 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) on 6 December 2018 to 7.0 °C (44.6 °F) on 20 June 2004 and 21 July 2004. The wettest recorded day was 17 March 2024 with 431.0 mm (16.97 in) of rainfall. [3]

Climate data for Groote Eylandt Airport ( 13°58′S136°28′E / 13.97°S 136.46°E / -13.97; 136.46 ) (14 m (46 ft) AMSL) (1999-2025)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)38.8
(101.8)		38.7
(101.7)		38.6
(101.5)		36.1
(97.0)		34.8
(94.6)		33.0
(91.4)		33.0
(91.4)		34.1
(93.4)		36.7
(98.1)		39.1
(102.4)		40.0
(104.0)		40.7
(105.3)		40.7
(105.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)33.5
(92.3)		33.1
(91.6)		32.8
(91.0)		32.5
(90.5)		30.9
(87.6)		29.0
(84.2)		28.8
(83.8)		30.2
(86.4)		32.6
(90.7)		34.3
(93.7)		34.6
(94.3)		34.5
(94.1)		32.2
(90.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)25.4
(77.7)		25.1
(77.2)		24.1
(75.4)		22.1
(71.8)		19.5
(67.1)		17.2
(63.0)		15.8
(60.4)		15.4
(59.7)		18.1
(64.6)		21.2
(70.2)		23.7
(74.7)		25.1
(77.2)		21.1
(69.9)
Record low °C (°F)21.0
(69.8)		18.8
(65.8)		17.0
(62.6)		13.7
(56.7)		10.6
(51.1)		7.0
(44.6)		7.0
(44.6)		7.7
(45.9)		8.4
(47.1)		11.8
(53.2)		16.0
(60.8)		18.5
(65.3)		7.0
(44.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)245.0
(9.65)		234.5
(9.23)		283.6
(11.17)		161.1
(6.34)		29.6
(1.17)		4.1
(0.16)		2.4
(0.09)		1.1
(0.04)		7.3
(0.29)		26.0
(1.02)		124.0
(4.88)		184.6
(7.27)		1,285
(50.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)18.316.918.414.27.23.62.61.92.24.09.713.8112.8
Average afternoon relative humidity (%)68697065565751464950566258
Average dew point °C (°F)24.1
(75.4)		24.2
(75.6)		23.5
(74.3)		22.3
(72.1)		19.2
(66.6)		17.6
(63.7)		15.7
(60.3)		15.1
(59.2)		17.4
(63.3)		19.6
(67.3)		21.5
(70.7)		23.1
(73.6)		20.3
(68.5)
Source: Bureau of Meteorology (1999-2025) [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 YGTE – Groote Eylandt  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 27 November 2025, Aeronautical Chart
  2. ↑ "Climate classification maps: Köppen - all classes". Bureau of Meteorology . Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Groote Eylandt Airport Climate (1999-2025)". FarmOnline Weather. Australian Community Media . Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Groote Eylandt Airport Climate Statistics (1999-2025)". Bureau of Meteorology . Retrieved 13 January 2026.


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