Palmerston North Airport
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Coordinates | 40°19′14″S 175°37′01″E / 40.32056°S 175.61694°E | ||||||||||||||
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Palmerston North Airport (
The airport operates two runways, a sealed 1902m runway and a parallel grass 608m runway, which is utilised for general aviation and training activities by Massey University's School of Aviation, Helipro and Eagle Aviation.[4] Operating 24/7 with no curfews imposed, the airport has become a freight hub for Parcelair.[5]
Common aircraft operating in Palmerston North Airport are
History
The first
A new terminal was constructed in 1992 and a new taxiway was built in 1994. Following the major upgrades of the airport, Freedom Air started regular international flights to Brisbane and Sydney in 1996. Other destinations including Gold Coast, Melbourne and Nadi were added in 1999.[9]
A Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 767-200 landed at the airport on 10 March 2003 due to diversion, making it the first and only 767 to land at the airport. Since Freedom Air ceased operations in 2008 and Oz jet pulling out of a contract before any flights began, no carrier has served the airport with scheduled international flights.
In 2014, the airport released its Master plan for 2014–2035. Some proposed ideas include further lengthening the runway, a new taxiway parallel to the runway and an Instrument landing system.[10]
In 2016 due to an increase in need for overnight mail, Freightways upgraded their New Zealand domestic freight fleet from the ageing Convair 580s and 5800s to the bigger and faster Boeing 737-400Fs under the new company name of Parcelair.[11]
In 2018 Palmerston North Airport contracted Higgins to start constructing taxiway Charlie.[citation needed]
World record
On 17 May 1998, ten people towed a fully fuelled Freedom Air Boeing 737-300 over 100 metres in 47 seconds, to celebrate the opening of the new runway extensions. The record was logged in the Guinness World Records.[citation needed]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
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Christchurch
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Originair | Hamilton,[12][13] Nelson,[14] Wellington |
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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Christchurch
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Christchurch
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Statistics
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Incidents
On 9 June 1995,
See also
- List of airports in New Zealand
- List of airlines of New Zealand
- Transport in New Zealand
- List of busiest airports in New Zealand
References
- ^ "Palmerston North Airport's rapid growth in travellers". Manuwatu Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Terminal reclaims international space". Stuff. 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Palmerston North Airport Fast Facts". Palmerston North Airport. 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING" (PDF). Palmerston North Airport. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "About us". Fieldair- Aircraft Engineering. 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "About the school of Education". Massey University. 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "How windy is Wellington, really?". Stuff.co.nzt. 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Another reason to choose Palmerston North Airport (Video). 3 News New Zealand. 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Palmerston North Airport History". Palmerston North Airport. 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Master Plan 2014 – 2035" (PDF). Palmerston North Airport Limited. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Freightways invests in Boeing 737-400 as online shopping grows". 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Originair, Hamilton Airport prepare to restart regional passenger route". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Nelson's Originair expanding to Hawke's Bay". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "News – Originair". originair.co.nz. 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Texel Air Continues To Go From Strength To Strength In New Zealand". 27 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Occurrence Report Details – Investigation 95-011". Transport Accident Investigation Commission. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.