Airports / Australia / TCA
Tennant Creek Airport
YTNK / TCATennant Creek, AustraliaELEV 1,236 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
251 nm
To the nearest alternate
Alice Springs Airport (ASP).
Overview
Tennant Creek Airport (YTNK / TCA) is a mid-sized airport serving Tennant Creek, Australia. The airport sits 1,236 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 TCA for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Alice Springs Airport (ASP, 251 nm), Ngukurr Airport (RPM, 297 nm), and Mount Isa Airport (ISA, 305 nm).
Charter pricing from TCA depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Tennant Creek.
Field capability
ICAO
YTNK
IATA
TCA
FAA / Local
YTNK
Elevation
1,236 ft
Coordinates
19.6344° S · 134.1830° 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 1,236 ft, TCA sits higher than 85% 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.
- 251nmASPAlice Springs AirportAlice Springs
- 297nmRPMNgukurr AirportRoper River
- 305nmISAMount Isa AirportMount Isa
- 323nmAU-0796Nackeroo Airfield
- 324nmKTRTindal Airport
- 362nmCNJCloncurry AirportCloncurry
Location
Open the full mapYTNK · Tennant Creek Airport · Tennant Creek, Australia