Ayers Rock Connellan Airport Guide
Ayers Rock Airport, also called Connellan Airport, serves the Yulara tourist resort in the south-west of the Northern Territory. Uluru is a 20-minute drive away. Alice Springs, the nearest large town, is about 463 km by air to the north-east, so most visitors reach the region by flying here directly.
The present airport became fully operational in late 1984 as part of the Yulara development. The name recalls Edward Connellan, who founded Connellan Airways in 1942 and provided the original airfield at Uluru. Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia operates the airport. It handled about 345,000 passengers and 2,899 aircraft movements in 2024-25.
The single sealed runway, 13/31, is 2,599 m long. The largest aircraft in regular use are Boeing 737-800 jets flown by Qantas and Virgin Australia, with Jetstar operating Airbus A320s. Scheduled flights link the airport with Sydney, Melbourne and Cairns, and a seasonal Brisbane service has also run. Airservices Australia staffs a fire station on site.
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 345K passengers (2025)1 runwayopened 1984
- Location
- -25.186, 130.977
- Operator
- Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia
- Links
- Wikipedia ↗
Terminals
1 terminalAyers Rock Connellan Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Ayers Rock Airport Terminal, handling domestic flights for around 4 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Ayers Rock Airport TerminalDomestic
Jetstar, Qantas, QantasLink, Virgin Australia
Nearby cities
1 cityAyers Rock Connellan Airport is closest to Yulara (6 km south). With 1 town or city within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Yulara6 km south
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