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Carnarvon Airport

Carnarvon, Australia

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YCAR

Elevation

13 ft

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CVQ

Location

Carnarvon · WA · Australia

Position

-24.884°, 113.666° · 13 ft elev.

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Gateway to Western Australia's remote Gascoyne coast.

Location

Carnarvon, Australia

Carnarvon Airport (IATA: CVQ, ICAO: YCAR) is a regional airport serving Carnarvon, a coastal town in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. It provides essential air links for residents, agricultural workers, and visitors to an otherwise isolated part of the state. The airport is owned and operated by the Shire of Carnarvon and handles a modest volume of passengers primarily traveling to and from Perth. Its facilities are modest but functional, reflecting the scale of the community it serves. Carnarvon is known for its banana and tomato farming industries, as well as proximity to Shark Bay World Heritage Area, and the airport supports both tourism and regional commerce.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building suited to the low passenger volumes of a regional Western Australian hub.

Getting to & from

Taxis and hire cars are the primary ground transport options for the approximately 4-kilometre journey into central Carnarvon.

Airlines here

Qantas subsidiary QantasLink operates regular services connecting Carnarvon to Perth.

Notable facts

›Located approximately 904 kilometres north of Perth.
›Serves the Gascoyne region, a major horticultural production area of Western Australia.
›Carnarvon was home to a NASA tracking station used during the Apollo program, adding historical significance to the area.
›The airport is owned and operated by the Shire of Carnarvon.
›Proximity to Shark Bay UNESCO World Heritage Area drives tourism-related passenger traffic.

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