# Alice Springs Airport (ASP)

> Alice Springs, AU · IATA: ASP · ICAO: YBAS · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `ASP` |
| ICAO | `YBAS` |
| City | Alice Springs |
| Country | AU |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 545 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | -23.80659, 133.90343 |

## Description

Two runways, the longer measuring 2,438 m, allow Alice Springs Airport (ASP/YBAS) to accept A380, Boeing 747 and 777 landings — though heat and runway length rule out fully laden departures, which shapes what charter and special operations are realistic here. Located about 13 km south of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, it handled 356,813 domestic passengers in the 2024/25 financial year, ranking 24th busiest in Australia. All freight moves as belly cargo on passenger services: Qantas Freight runs its own ground handling at Miller Drive and Virgin Australia operates a separate cargo facility, but there is no dedicated cargo terminal and no scheduled freighter service. Shippers should note the regional-station limitations — no storage on site, so consignments must be collected as the flight arrives, and no X-ray equipment, meaning screening relies on Explosive Trace Detection, which restricts the size and type of shipments accepted. Qantas Freight closes acceptance 90 to 65 minutes before departure (90 to 75 minutes where terminal screening applies) and releases freight 10 to 20 minutes after arrival. Scheduled services are domestic only, so international air freight is routed through Darwin (DRW), Adelaide (ADL) or Sydney (SYD) and then trucked or railed in — Alice Springs lies roughly 1,500 km from Darwin and about 1,530 km from Adelaide, connected by the Stuart Highway and the Adelaide-Darwin railway. The airport was a 2025 finalist in the Routes Asia Marketing Awards in the under-five-million-passenger category.

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