Bathurst Island Airport | |
Iata: | BRT |
Icao: | YBTI |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Tiwi Island Regional Council |
City-Served: | Bathurst Island, Northern Territory |
Location: | Wurrumiyanga |
Elevation-F: | 67 |
Coordinates: | -11.7692°N 130.6197°W |
Pushpin Map: | Northern Territory |
Pushpin Label: | YBTI |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Northern Territory |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 15/33 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,470 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Footnotes: | Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1] |
Bathurst Island Airport is an airport located at Wurrumiyanga, on the southeast coast of Bathurst Island, in the Northern Territory of Australia.
The airport has a sealed runway, which is 1470x, making it unsuitable for larger commercial jets. However, there are regular, smaller commercial tours to the island. Bathurst Island Airport is 80km (50miles) from Darwin International Airport.
The Royal Australian Air Force utilised the airfield during World War II. The original airfield is now the public cemetery with the newer strip located 2 kilometres west.