Airport details

Gove Airport

Gove, Australia Oceania

IATA GOV ICAO YPGV 1 runways
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Airport information

Dataset record
IATA
GOV
ICAO
YPGV
Elevation
192 ft / 59 m
Runways
1
Longest runway
7,244 ft / 2,208 m
Main surface
Asphalt
Timezone
Australia/Darwin
Coordinates
-12.2693996429, 136.817993164

Location

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Weather snapshot

Australia/Darwin · Updated Sat 7 Nov, 12:15

Open-Meteo

Clear sky now, with temperatures around 25°C to 32°C (78°F to 90°F) today and up to 4% rain risk.

Current
Clear sky
Temperature
32°C
89°F
Humidity
60%
Wind
15 km/h 10 mph
Local time
12:18
Sunrise
05:48
Sunset
18:24

Today

Partly cloudy

25°C to 32°C 78°F to 90°F

Rain 4%
Wind 16 km/h 10 mph

Sun

Overcast

25°C to 33°C 77°F to 91°F

Rain 0%
Wind 15 km/h 9 mph

Mon

Partly cloudy

26°C to 33°C 78°F to 91°F

Rain 12%
Wind 16 km/h 10 mph

Airline service

Routes dataset

  • Airnorth 4 routes
  • Qantas 4 routes
  • Emirates 2 routes

* Based on open route data and may be incomplete or outdated.

About

From Wikipedia

Gove Airport

Gove Airport(IATA:GOV, ICAO:YPGV) (also known asGove-Nhulunbuy Airport) is on the Gove Peninsula in the Northern Territory of Australia, near the town of Nhulunbuy.

Airnorth operates daily scheduled services to and from Darwin and Cairns and once-weekly services to Groote Eylandt. Scheduled services are also operated by Mission Aviation Fellowship to local communities within the East Arnhem Region.

Gove Airport is located on the site of the former RAAF Base Gove. This World War II airbase was built in 1943 and named for Pilot Officer William Gove, who was killed in action. During the war, the airfield was used by No. 83 Squadron RAAF flying CAC Boomerangs and No. 13 Squadron RAAF flying Lockheed Venturas, with No. 42 Squadron RAAF operating PBY Catalina flying boats out of nearby Drimmie Head. At the height of operations, over 5,000 servicemen were stationed at the base. The base closed in early 1946.

The airport was established in the 1970s. The old terminal was replaced by a new one, sh...

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Gove Airport

Country

Australia

Official name
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