Airport guide
Nhulunbuy AirportIATA code GOV
Nhulunbuy Airport (GOV/YPGV) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Gove, Australia in Oceania. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Gove, Australia
- Codes
- GOV · YPGV
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Australia/Darwin
- Region
- Oceania
Nhulunbuy Airport (GOV/YPGV) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Gove, Australia in Oceania. Operating on Australia/Darwin local time at coordinates -12.270°, 136.820°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Nhulunbuy Airport (GOV) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Gove, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Nhulunbuy Airport details
- IATA code
- GOV
- ICAO code
- YPGV
- City
- Gove
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Oceania
- Time zone
- Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates
- -12.269°, 136.818°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Nhulunbuy Airport’s own pages.
GOV airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 59 m (192 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2022
- 60,655
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing bitre.gov.au (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Lake Evella Airport LEL · 113 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at GOV
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway, lit. The runway 13/31: 2,208 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,208 m7,244 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
Routes from GOV
Originfacts does not track any routes from GOV yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.
Terminals, transport and parking at GOV
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Gove, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Nhulunbuy Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Gove
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- Elcho IslandElcho Island AirportELC139 km
- Groote IslandAlyangula AirportGTE193 km
- MilingimbiMilingimbiMGT211 km
- ManingridaManingrida AirportMNG283 km
- Mcarthur RiverMcarthur River AirportMCV473 km
- KatherineTindalKTR549 km
- MorningtonMornington AirportONG550 km
- WeipaWeipa AirportWEI556 km
- MeraukeMopah AirportMKQ579 km
Nhulunbuy Airport: common questions
Where is Nhulunbuy Airport?
Nhulunbuy Airport serves Gove, Australia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -12.269°, 136.818°.
What are the airport codes for Nhulunbuy Airport?
The IATA code is GOV and the ICAO code is YPGV.
What time zone is GOV in?
Nhulunbuy Airport is in the Australia/Darwin time zone.
How many runways does Nhulunbuy Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at GOV: 13/31 (2,208 m (7,244 ft), asphalt).
How many passengers use Nhulunbuy Airport?
Wikidata records 60,655 passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.
What is the elevation of Nhulunbuy Airport?
OurAirports gives GOV’s elevation as 59 m (192 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Nhulunbuy Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q17618 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)