Whakatane Airport

Whakatane Airport

Whakatane airport terminal

IATA: WHK – ICAO: NZWK

WHK
Location of airport in New Zealand

Summary
Location Whakatane, New Zealand
Elevation AMSL 20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates 37°55′14″S 176°54′51″E / 37.92056°S 176.91417°E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09R/27L 2,461 750 Grass
09L/27R 4,200 1,280 Asphalt
Source: World Aero Data
Whakatane Airport terminal.

Whakatane Airport (IATA: WHK, ICAO: NZWK) is an airport serving the town of Whakatane and surrounding tourist attractions (Mount Tarawera, White Island) in New Zealand.

The airport's only scheduled passenger flights are Air New Zealand Link flights to Auckland, operated by Eagle Airways with Beech 1900D aircraft. In November 2014, Air New Zealand announced that it will cease operating the Auckland-Whakatane route from April 2015.[1] Following the announcement, numerous airlines including Sunair[2] expressed interest in continuing the route themselves. This resulted in Air Chathams announcing in January 2015 a twice-daily service to Auckland, starting at the end of April.[3]

The airport also houses a flight school, agricultural aircraft and commercial helicopter operations.

The "excitingly different" terminal building was designed by Roger Walker[4] and completed in 1974.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Chathams Auckland[5]
Sunair Gisborne, Hamilton, Napier[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Air New Zealand announces outcome of review to deliver more sustainable regional air services", Air New Zealand Media Release, 11 November 2014. Retrieved on 24 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sunair looks at abandoned Air NZ routes, blames airports for high fares", National Business Review, 17 November 2014. Retrieved on 24 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Air Chathams to offer daily flights from Whakatane", Whakatane News, 22 January 2015. Retrieved on 24 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Home and Building, vol 37, no. 6, 1975
  5. ↑ http://www.whakatanebeacon.co.nz/2015/01/pilot-seeks-loyalty/
  6. ↑ http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2015/03/sunair-introduces-even-more-services.html

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