Invercargill Airport

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Invercargill Airport
IATA: IVC - ICAO: NZNV
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Invercargill Airport Ltd
Serves Invercargill
Elevation AMSL 5 ft (2 m)
Coordinates 46°24′44″S, 168°18′46″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 7,251 2,210 Asphalt
04R/22L 2,280 695 Grass
07/25 1,398 426 Grass
12/30 2,996 913 Grass

Invercargill Airport (IATA: IVC, ICAO: NZNV) is a controlled aerodrome located 1 NM northwest of Invercargill at the south of the South Island of New Zealand. During the mid 1950s, Invercargill Airport was used as an American base for Operation Deep Freeze. Large planes destined for McMurdo Sound in the Antarctic used the airport, assisted in takeoff by JATO rockets under their wings.

Contents

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

[edit] Operational Information

Nav aids

  • VOR/DME 116.8 NV
    • Lighting
  • 04/22 LIL ALS, REIL, PAPI 3 degrees,
  • ANB
  • WDI
  • Taxiway edge
  • Apron edge and flood
  • Standby power available
    • FAL
  • Passenger
  • Limited repairs
  • RFS CAT 4 or 5
  • Avgas: BP and Mobil. Jet A1 Mobil.

The aerodrome is operated by Invercargill Airport Ltd, +6432140571 and is available for general use without the permission of the operator

[edit] Sources

  • NZAIP Volume 4 AD

[edit] External links


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