Airports / Australia / AYQ
Ayers Rock Connellan Airport
YAYE / AYQYulara, AustraliaELEV 1,626 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
180 nm
To the nearest alternate
Alice Springs Airport (ASP).
Overview
Located in Yulara, Australia, Ayers Rock Connellan Airport (YAYE / AYQ) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,626 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into AYQ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Alice Springs Airport (ASP, 180 nm), Coober Pedy Airport (CPD, 306 nm), and Forrest Airport (FOS, 372 nm).
Charter pricing from AYQ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Ayers Rock and Uluru. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Yulara.
Field capability
ICAO
YAYE
IATA
AYQ
FAA / Local
YAYE
Elevation
1,626 ft
Coordinates
25.1859° S · 130.9770° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Australia fields
state range 7–4,260 ft
At 1,626 ft, AYQ sits higher than 91% of the 191 Australia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 180nmASPAlice Springs AirportAlice Springs
- 306nmCPDCoober Pedy AirportCoober Pedy
- 372nmFOSForrest Airport
- 378nmTCATennant Creek AirportTennant Creek
- 441nmCEDCeduna Airport
- 455nmBVIBirdsville Airport
Location
Open the full mapYAYE · Ayers Rock Connellan Airport · Yulara, Australia