Whakatāne Airport
Whakatāne Airport Papa Rererangi i Whakatāne | |||||||||||||||
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 Whakatāne airport terminal | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Whakatāne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°55′14″S 176°54′51″E / 37.92056°S 176.91417°E / -37.92056; 176.91417 | ||||||||||||||
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  WHK Location of airport in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||
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Source: World Aero Data [1][usurped] | |||||||||||||||
Whakatāne Airport (IATA: WHK, ICAO: NZWK) is an airport serving the town of Whakatāne, New Zealand, the Eastern Bay of Plenty and the tourist attractions of Mount Tarawera and White Island.
History
The airport opened on 24 January 1963 with a new sealed runway and a construction cost of 50,000 pounds.[1] It had a 250m runway end safety area (RESA) added to allow larger aircraft such as Saab 340 to land.[2]
Air Chathams operates daily flights to Auckland with a Saab 340.
The airport houses a flight school, agricultural aircraft, fixed wing tourist flights and commercial helicopter operations.[3][citation needed]
The "excitingly different" terminal building was designed by Roger Walker[4] and completed in 1974. In 2019, Heritage New Zealand listed the airport terminal as a Category I Historic Place.[5] Air Chathams began serving Whakatāne with the Saab 340 on 29 November 2019.[6]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Chathams | Auckland[7] |
See also
References
- ^ "Whakatane Airport Opened". Photonews. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Airport to have extended runway". Whakatane Beacon. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Airport". Whakatāne District Council. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Home and Building, vol 37, no. 6, 1975
- ^ "Whakatāne Airport Terminal". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "WHAKATĀNE READY FOR BIGGER AIRCRAFT" (PDF). Air Chathams. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Whakatane Air Services". Air Chathams Ltd.
External links
- Whakatāne District Council – Airport Information
- Whakatāne Information
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