Ti-Tree Airfield

Ti-Tree Airfield (ICAO:YTIT), also known as Ti Tree aeroplane landing area (ALA) is a landing strip in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the town of Ti-Tree.

Ti-Tree Airfield
IATA: YTIT[1] ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	public
Owner	Northern Territory Government
Operator	Central Desert Region
Serves	Ti-Tree, Northern Territory
Location	Ti-Tree, Northern Territory
Time zone	ACST (+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (+9:30)
Elevation AMSL	1,600[2] ft / 488[2] m
Coordinates	22°07′38″S 133°25′21″E[3]
Map
YTIT Location in the Northern Territory
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 1 4,265 1,300 sealed
Runway[2][4]: 7

Description

The airfield is located on the east side of the town and the Stuart Highway. Its single runway has a length of 4,265 feet (1,300 m), a width of 92 feet (28 m), a sealed surface and an approximate north-south orientation. The airfield is owned by the Northern Territory Government and operated by the local government authority, the Central Desert Region.^{[4]: 7 [2][5]}

Future developments

In 2015, the draft EIS for a proposed mine at Mount Peake which is located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) north-west of Ti-Tree included a proposal to upgrade the airfield to allow its use by aircraft such as the Fokker F100 or BAE146 to fly-in fly-out personnel involved in the mine's establishment and its subsequent operation. The proposed work included the increasing the width of the runway and the provision of a terminal building.^{[4]: 5, 7}

Accidents and incidents

• On 6 July 2012, a Gippsland Aeronautics GA-8 Airvan aircraft on a night training flight from Tennant Creek to Alice Springs experienced an engine failure and carried out an emergency landing on the Stuart Highway about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) of Ti-Tree after its crew were unable to activate the airfield's runway PAL system.^[6]

See also

• List of airports in the Northern Territory