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Gove Airport

IATA GOVICAO YPGVMedium airport

Gove Airport is a medium airport near Nhulunbuy in Northern Territory, Australia. It is listed as IATA GOV and ICAO YPGV. The airport is located at -12.2694° / 136.8180° at an elevation of 59 m (192 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,208 m. The nearest airport is Gunyangara Airstrip, 13 km (8 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

Map detail of Gove Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Gove Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`GOV`
ICAO code	`YPGV`
Identifier	`YPGV`
Type	Medium airport
City	Nhulunbuy
Region	Northern Territory
Country	Australia
Coordinates	-12.26940, 136.81799
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	12° 16′ 09.84″ S 136° 49′ 04.77″ E
Elevation	59 m (192 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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