YTGT
The Granites Airport
VFR
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Name
The Granites Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
YTGT / GTS / YTGT
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
3:09 pm (ACST)
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Municipality
The Granites Gold Mine
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Coordinates
20° 32′ 53″ N 130° 20′ 49″ E
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Elevation
1’296 ft (395 m MSL)
About The Granites Airport
The Granites Airport (IATA: GTS, ICAO: YTGT) is located at The Granites, a large gold mine in the Tanami Desert in the Northern Territory of Australia. A$5.1 million upgrade to the airport was completed in 2012, sealing the runway and allowing all-weather jet operations catering to approximately 950 Fly-in fly-out workers employed at the remote site. Additionally, the Royal Flying Doctor Service also use the airport for aeromedical flights supporting the surrounding region.