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Alice Springs Airport
YBAS / ASPAlice Springs, AustraliaELEV 1,789 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
180 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ayers Rock Connellan Airport (AYQ).
Overview
Alice Springs Airport (YBAS / ASP) sits in Alice Springs, Australia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,789 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 ASP for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Ayers Rock Connellan Airport (AYQ, 180 nm), Tennant Creek Airport (TCA, 251 nm), and Bedourie Airport (BEU, 306 nm).
Charter pricing from ASP depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Alice Springs.
Field capability
ICAO
YBAS
IATA
ASP
FAA / Local
YBAS
Elevation
1,789 ft
Coordinates
23.8066° S · 133.9034° 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 1,789 ft, ASP sits higher than 94% 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.
- 180nmAYQAyers Rock Connellan AirportYulara
- 251nmTCATennant Creek AirportTennant Creek
- 306nmBEUBedourie AirportBedourie
- 317nmCPDCoober Pedy AirportCoober Pedy
- 322nmBVIBirdsville Airport
- 335nmBQLBoulia Airport
Location
Open the full mapYBAS · Alice Springs Airport · Alice Springs, Australia