GOVYPGV

Gove Airport

Nhulunbuy, Australia · Oceania

Oceania Australia/Darwin

9direct destinations

3airlines

1runway

2,208 mLongest runway

Gove Airport (IATA: GOV, ICAO: YPGV) (also known as Gove-Nhulunbuy Airport) is on the Gove Peninsula in the Northern Territory of Australia, near the town of Nhulunbuy. Airnorth operates daily scheduled services to and from Darwin and Cairns and once-weekly services to Groote Eylandt. Scheduled services are also operated by Mission Aviation Fellowship to local communities within the East Arnhem Region.

Location

12.269°S, 136.818°E · 59 m s. n. m. (192 ft)

General data

CountryAustralia

CityNhulunbuy

IATA codeGOV

ICAO codeYPGV

Coordinates12.269°S, 136.818°E

Elevation59 m s. n. m. (192 ft)

Time zoneAustralia/Darwin

Runways1

Longest runway2,208 m

Direct destinations9

Runways · 1

13/31

Length2,208 m7,244 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 2

Flight information

125.000BRISBANE CNTR

Common traffic (CTAF)

127.800

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

History

Gove Airport is located on the site of the former RAAF Base Gove. This World War II airbase was built in 1943 and named for Pilot Officer William Gove, who was killed in action. During the war, the airfield was used by No. 83 Squadron RAAF flying CAC Boomerangs and No. 13 Squadron RAAF flying Lockheed Venturas, with No. 42 Squadron RAAF operating PBY Catalina flying boats out of nearby Drimmie Head. At the height of operations, over 5,000 servicemen were stationed at the base. The base closed in early 1946.

The airport was established in the 1970s. The old terminal was replaced by a new one, shaped like an aircraft, built in 2005-06.

Airlines operating here · 3

Other airlines with direct routes

Mission Aviation Fellowship Airnorth QantasLinkcharter

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Gove Airport (GOV). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/GOV

MLA

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Chicago

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_gov,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Gove Airport (GOV)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/GOV},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/GOV}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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