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Ayers Rock Connellan Airport (YAYE/AYQ) serves the resort town of Yulara in the Northern Territory, providing the principal air gateway to Uluru and Kata Tjuta. The field offers a single long, lit hard-surface runway capable of handling regional jet traffic, making it a notable stop for simulator pilots exploring the Red Centre.
Ayers Rock Connellan Airport, known by its ICAO code YAYE and IATA code AYQ, lies at Yulara in the Northern Territory of Australia and functions as the air link for visitors travelling to Uluru and the surrounding resort area. It is classed as a medium airport with scheduled airline service, and its single long runway makes it accessible to a range of aircraft types, from light general aviation to regional jets, giving simulator pilots a straightforward but scenic destination in a remote part of the outback.
The airport sits at Yulara, Northern Territory, at coordinates 25.1861 S, 130.976 E, at an elevation of 1617 feet. Overlying air traffic services are provided by Melbourne Centre, and the field itself operates without a dedicated control tower frequency, relying instead on a common traffic advisory frequency and flight service unit for coordination.
The airport has a single physical runway, 13/31, measuring 8511 feet in length with a hard surface, and it is lit for night operations. There is no instrument landing system available.
Pilots inbound to Ayers Rock Connellan should monitor the ATIS on 126.55 MHz for airport and weather information, and use the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) on 126.9 MHz for local traffic coordination. A flight service unit is available on 121.85 MHz, with overlying area control provided by Melbourne Centre. There is no ILS at the field.
The airport lies within the Yulara resort area, close to the Uluru and Kata Tjuta landmarks that give the region its name, offering pilots a distinctive and unmistakable visual reference when approaching from any direction.
Ayers Rock Connellan Airport continues to operate as a medium-sized airport handling scheduled airline services into the Yulara resort area, supporting tourism traffic to Uluru and Kata Tjuta. Its single 8511-foot lit runway allows it to accommodate a range of aircraft types.