Palmerston North International Airport

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Palmerston North International Airport
IATA: PMR - ICAO: NZPM
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Palmerston North International Airport
Serves		Palmerston North
Elevation AMSL		151 ft (46 m)
Coordinates		40°19′14″S, 175°37′01″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
07L/25R	6,240	1,902	Asphalt
07R/25L	1,995	608	Grass

Palmerston North International Airport (IATA: PMR, ICAO: NZPM) is located on the outskirts of the suburb of Milson in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It is only 5 Kilometres north-east of the City central area. Approximately 480,000 passengers travel through the airport each year.

1 History
2 World Record
3 Services
4 Facilities
5 Airlines and Destinations
6 External links

[edit] History

The first airfield on this site was created by the Milson Aerodrome Society in 1931, comprising a grass runway. It was used exclusively for private flights. The first commercial flights began in 1936, operated by Union Airways, and the airport was also used as a military facility in World War II. When the National Airways Corporation began using the airport in the 1950s the runway was sealed and a terminal building was constructed; jets started landing at the airport in 1975, beginning with a Boeing 737. A new terminal was constructed in 1992 and regular international flights began being offered in 1996. A Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 767 landed at the airport on 10 March 2003 making it the first 767 to land at the airport.

[edit] World Record

On May 17, 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.

[edit] Services

There are five regular international services departing from this airport, to Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, the Gold Coast, and Nadi, and the airport also receives a number of domestic flights. As of 2005, two major commercial passenger airlines use the airport: Air New Zealand & Freedom Air. Flights from Air Post, Massey University's School of Aviation, commuter airlines such as Air2there, and Rescue Fire Services also use Palmerston North International Airport.