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Elcho Island Airport
YELD / ELCElcho Island, AustraliaELEV 101 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
75 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gove Airport (GOV).
Overview
Elcho Island Airport (YELD / ELC) is a mid-sized airport serving Elcho Island, Australia. Field elevation is 101 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list ELC as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Gove Airport (GOV, 75 nm), Maningrida Airport (MNG, 79 nm), and Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE, 128 nm).
Trip costs from ELC are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from ELC to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YELD
IATA
ELC
FAA / Local
YELD
Elevation
101 ft
Coordinates
12.0194° S · 135.5710° 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 101 ft, ELC sits lower than 68% 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.
- 75nmGOVGove AirportNhulunbuy
- 79nmMNGManingrida AirportManingrida
- 128nmGTEGroote Eylandt AirportGroote Eylandt
- 169nmRPMNgukurr AirportRoper River
- 240nmKTRTindal Airport
- 276nmDRWDarwin International Airport / RAAF DarwinDarwin
Location
Open the full mapYELD · Elcho Island Airport · Elcho Island, Australia