Airports / Australia / RPM
Ngukurr Airport
YNGU / RPMRoper River, AustraliaELEV 45 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
109 nm
To the nearest alternate
Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE).
Overview
Ngukurr Airport (YNGU / RPM) sits in Roper River, Australia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 45 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into RPM for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE, 109 nm), Tindal Airport (KTR, 138 nm), and Maningrida Airport (MNG, 163 nm).
Charter pricing from RPM depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Roper River.
Field capability
ICAO
YNGU
IATA
RPM
FAA / Local
YNGU
Elevation
45 ft
Coordinates
14.7228° S · 134.7470° 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
No
Elevation vs Australia fields
state range 7–4,260 ft
At 45 ft, RPM sits lower than 80% 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.
- 109nmGTEGroote Eylandt AirportGroote Eylandt
- 138nmKTRTindal Airport
- 163nmMNGManingrida AirportManingrida
- 169nmELCElcho Island AirportElcho Island
- 191nmGOVGove AirportNhulunbuy
- 253nmAU-0796Nackeroo Airfield
Location
Open the full mapYNGU · Ngukurr Airport · Roper River, Australia