[Object] To make it possible to reduce wasteful retransmission processing and improve use efficiency of communication channels with regard to wireless LAN systems. [Solving Means] There is provided a wireless LAN communication apparatus including: a transmitter that transmits a data frame storing a plurality of fixed-length pieces of coded data for which it is possible to determine whether or not decoding is successfully performed; and a controller that controls retransmission processing in units of the pieces of coded data.