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Tennant Creek Airport

Tennant Creek, Australia

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YTNK

Elevation

1236 ft

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Location

Tennant Creek · NT · Australia

Position

-19.634°, 134.183° · 1236 ft elev.

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Remote outback gateway serving the Northern Territory's heartland.

Location

Tennant Creek, Australia

Tennant Creek Airport (IATA: TCA, ICAO: YTNK) is a regional airport serving Tennant Creek, a town in the Northern Territory of Australia, located roughly midway between Darwin and Alice Springs along the Stuart Highway. The airport plays a vital role in connecting this remote outback community to larger urban centres, supporting both passenger services and freight operations. The airport is owned and operated by the Northern Territory Government and handles a modest volume of passengers annually, reflecting the small population of Tennant Creek and its surrounding region. It also serves as an important link for the local Indigenous communities in the Barkly region. Charter flights, Royal Flying Doctor Service operations, and regular passenger services contribute to the airport's function as a critical transport hub for a geographically isolated area where road distances are vast.

Terminals

The airport features a single small terminal building suited to the low passenger volumes typical of a remote regional facility.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options are limited, with taxis and private vehicles being the primary means of travel between the airport and Tennant Creek town centre.

Airlines here

Rex (Regional Express Airlines) operates scheduled services connecting Tennant Creek to Alice Springs and other Northern Territory destinations.

Notable facts

›Located approximately 500 km north of Alice Springs along the Stuart Highway.
›Serves as an operational base for the Royal Flying Doctor Service in the Barkly region.
›The airport supports freight and cargo services critical to remote community supply chains.
›Tennant Creek is one of the larger towns in the Northern Territory's outback interior.
›The surrounding Barkly Tablelands region is known for cattle farming and mining activity.

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