The Granites Airport

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The Granites Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
Operator Newmont Tanami Operations
Location Tanami, Northern Territory
Elevation  AMSL 1,296 ft / 395 m
Coordinates 20°32′54″S130°21′00″E / 20.54833°S 130.35000°E / -20.54833; 130.35000
Map
Australia Northern Territory location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
YTGT
Location in the Northern Territory
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
11/292,3367,664Sealed
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart [1]

The Granites Airport( IATA : GTS, ICAO : YTGT) is located at The Granites, a large gold mine in the Tanami Desert in the Northern Territory of Australia. A$5.1 million upgrade to the airport was completed in 2012, sealing the runway and allowing all-weather jet operations [2] catering to approximately 950 Fly-in fly-out workers employed at the remote site. [3] Additionally, the Royal Flying Doctor Service also use the airport for aeromedical flights supporting the surrounding region. [2]

Contents

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Airnorth Darwin
Alliance Airlines Charter: Alice Springs, Brisbane, Darwin, Perth [4]
Fly Tiwi Darwin

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References

  1. YTGT – The Granites  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 30 November 2023, Aeronautical Chart
  2. 1 2 http://anzrsai.org/assets/Uploads/PublicationChapter/Blackwell-and-Dollery-final.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. "Newmont Mining – Tanami – Australia – Operation Facts". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. "About Us".