# Ayers Rock Connellan Airport (AYQ / YAYE)

**Ayers Rock Connellan Airport** (IATA: AYQ, ICAO: YAYE) is a medium airport in Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia. It opened in 1959. It has one runway, 2,599 m (8,527 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 208 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/yaye

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AYQ / YAYE
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia
- Opened: 1959
- Elevation: 496 m / 1,626 ft
- Coordinates: -25.1859, 130.9770
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,599 m / 8,527 ft
- Passengers: 207,869 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+9:30 · Australia/Darwin
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayers_Rock_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17624
- Weather station: YAYE
- Ident: YAYE

## Timeline

- 1959: Ayers Rock Connellan Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,599 m / 8,527 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 130° / 310° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 298,410 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 285,602 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 233,394 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 275,335 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 316,776 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 359,406 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 365,964 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 416,316 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 489,588 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 92,427 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 70,209 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 207,869 | Wikidata |

## Routes

4 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [CNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcs.md) Cairns International Airport · Australia · 1,788 km / 1,111 mi · QantasLink
- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 1,908 km / 1,186 mi · Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 2,177 km / 1,353 mi · Qantas Airways, Jetstar Airways

### Seasonal (1)

- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 2,218 km / 1,378 mi · Virgin Australia

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AYQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (4)

- JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 2
- VA [Virgin Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia) · 2
- QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 1
- QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 208K (2022) | #1,522 of 3,974 | #56 in Oceania | #30 in AU |
| Longest runway | 2,599 m / 8,527 ft | =2,133 of 29,858 | #42 in Oceania | #22 in AU |
| Elevation | 496 m / 1,626 ft | =11,081 of 43,403 | #373 in Oceania | #112 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =94 in Oceania | =44 in AU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =468 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.550 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.900 |
| FSS | MELBOURNE CNTR | 121.850 |

## Nearby airports

- [YCSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycsp.md) Curtin Springs Airport · 80 km / 50 mi
- [MUP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymup.md) Mulga Park Airport · 101 km / 63 mi
- [AMT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yamt.md) Amata Airport · 104 km / 65 mi
- [KBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ykca.md) Kings Canyon Airport · 115 km / 72 mi
- [YANJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yanj.md) Angatja Airport · 117 km / 73 mi
- [KCS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ykcs.md) Kings Creek Airport · 120 km / 75 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Ayers Rock Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ayers_Rock_Airport&oldid=1373884274), revision of 8 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/yaye/data