The Alice Springs Airport is a small domestic airport serving the central city of Alice Springs. Although Alice Springs only has a population of close to 30.000 as much as 700.000 people use this airport each year, most of them tourists. The airport has two runways and can accomodate the landing of a Boeing 747.
Alice Springs Airport is not a large airport so there are not many flights departing here. There are only a few destinations that you can reach from Alice Springs Airport, most of these are operated by Qantas. Many people take a flight to Melbourne and transfer to another flight there.
There are several options to get to your destination at Alice Springs Airport. Taxis and car rental are available here but there is also a shuttle bus (operated by Alice Wanderer Airport Transfers) which will bring you to your destination in the city center for $16. They also can pick you up from your hotel and bring you to the airport.