Elcho Island Airport guide

Elcho Island Airport (ICAO YELD) serves Galiwin'ku, the main community on Elcho Island in the Wessel Islands off the Arnhem Land coast of the Northern Territory. The island has no road link to the mainland, so the airport carries passengers, mail, food and medical transport for the Yolngu community of about 2,200 people.

The airport has one runway, 10/28, which is 1,440 m long. Its elevation is 31 m (101 ft) above sea level. The Northern Territory Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics owns it, and Marthakal Yolngu Airline operates it.

Scheduled flights link the island with Darwin, Maningrida and Gove. Airnorth flies to Darwin via Maningrida, and Fly Tiwi also serves Darwin. Marthakal Yolngu Airlines flies to Gove and runs single-engine and twin-engine charters from the airport. Mission Aviation Fellowship also operates from the airstrip. The airport publishes no passenger statistics. Travellers should confirm flight times with the airlines before they travel.