YTGT The Granites Airport VFR

  • Name
    The Granites Airport
  • ICAO / IATA / GPS
    YTGT / GTS / YTGT
  • Type
  • Restriction
  • Region
  • Timezone
    3:09 pm (ACST)
  • Municipality
    The Granites Gold Mine
  • Coordinates
    20° 32′ 53″ N 130° 20′ 49″ E
  • 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.

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