Airport
Limbunya Airport (LIB)
Limbunya Airport is a remote private outback airstrip serving Limbunya Station in the Victoria River District of the Northern Territory, Australia. It mainly supports station logistics, charter flights and emergency services, with onward access by pre-arranged vehicle to Katherine, Kununurra and surrounding outback areas.
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About Limbunya Airport
Limbunya Airport (LIB, ICAO YLIM) is a private outback airstrip on Limbunya Station, a large cattle property in the Victoria River District of the Northern Territory, Australia. Rather than functioning as a commercial airport, it works as a station airstrip supporting mustering, supply logistics, charter flights and Royal Flying Doctor Service medical evacuations.
The airfield lies roughly 650 km by road southwest of Katherine and about 205 km in a straight line from Kununurra, close to the Buntine Highway and the Western Australian border. It has a single unsealed runway used mainly by light aircraft, with no scheduled airline service and no passenger terminal building.
Access and flight operations are by prior arrangement with station management. There is no public transport, taxi rank or on-site car rental, and road access depends on the Buntine Highway. Conditions can become difficult during the wet season, when the unsealed airstrip may be unusable after heavy rain.
Facilities are minimal and travelers should be self-sufficient, carrying food, water and reliable communications. For onward travel, the nearest service towns and commercial airports are Katherine and Kununurra, with Darwin further north.
Terminal Overview
Terminals
Limbunya Airport has no traditional passenger terminal building. It operates as a basic private station airstrip with a single unsealed runway used mainly by light aircraft, charter flights and station-related operations.
Ground Transportation Services to and from Limbunya Airport
Transfers
Arrange transfers in advance with Limbunya Station or local operators for travel between the airstrip and station buildings, Katherine, Kununurra and other regional destinations.
Hourly Chauffeur
Hourly chauffeur or private driver options can be arranged through regional operators for flexible travel around the Victoria River District after arriving at the airstrip.
Car Rental
There is no car rental desk at Limbunya Airport. Independent travelers should arrange a 4WD in Katherine or Kununurra before driving via the Buntine Highway.
Bus & Group Transfers
Groups should pre-book a charter 4WD or minibus for coordinated travel between the airstrip, station facilities and regional destinations.
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