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Gove Airport
YPGV / GOVNhulunbuy, AustraliaELEV 192 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
75 nm
To the nearest alternate
Elcho Island Airport (ELC).
Overview
Located in Nhulunbuy, Australia, Gove Airport (YPGV / GOV) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 192 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list GOV as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Elcho Island Airport (ELC, 75 nm), Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE, 104 nm), and Maningrida Airport (MNG, 152 nm).
Trip costs from GOV 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 GOV to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YPGV
IATA
GOV
FAA / Local
YPGV
Elevation
192 ft
Coordinates
12.2694° S · 136.8180° 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 192 ft, GOV sits lower than 59% 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.
- 75nmELCElcho Island AirportElcho Island
- 104nmGTEGroote Eylandt AirportGroote Eylandt
- 152nmMNGManingrida AirportManingrida
- 191nmRPMNgukurr AirportRoper River
- 292nmKTRTindal Airport
- 300nmWEIWeipa AirportWeipa
Location
Open the full mapYPGV · Gove Airport · Nhulunbuy, Australia