Nelson Airport (New Zealand)

Nelson Airport
Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū

Nelson Airport, 1977
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Nelson Airport Limited
Location Nelson, New Zealand
Elevation AMSL 17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates 41°17′54″S 173°13′16″E / 41.29833°S 173.22111°E / -41.29833; 173.22111Coordinates: 41°17′54″S 173°13′16″E / 41.29833°S 173.22111°E / -41.29833; 173.22111
Website www.NelsonAirport.co.nz
Map
NSN

Location of airport in the northern South Island

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02R/20L 1,347 4,420 Asphalt
02L/20R 731 2,398 Grass/Dirt
06/24 670 2,200 Grass/Dirt
17/35 600 1,970 Grass/Dirt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 865,203
Sources: Airport,[1] AIP,[2] DAFIF,[3][4][5]

Nelson Airport (Māori: Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū), (IATA: NSN, ICAO: NZNS) is located 6 km southwest of the city, in the suburb of Annesbrook, in Nelson, New Zealand. Approximately 1.2 million passengers and visitors use the airport terminal annually.[6] Total passenger numbers for the 2016 financial year were 865,203.[7] It is currently the sixth-busiest airport in New Zealand by passengers and seventh by aircraft movements.[8] The airport has an Air New Zealand Koru Lounge.[9]

History

Construction of Nelson Airport commenced in 1937.[10] In 2006, the airport received restricted international airport status and it has handled international private jets since then. The airport averages 60 commercial flights per day. The Airport precinct is home to 35 aeronautical and support businesses.[11]

Nelson airport is the home base of Air Nelson operating under the Air NZ Link banner, which operates a fleet of 23 Bombardier Dash 8 Q300s on national air routes. Air New Zealand, Air Nelson's parent airline, recently expanded its Nelson base, investing 30 million dollars to develop the engineering and technical workshops. Air New Zealand then announced the Air Nelson maintenance facility would also handle fellow subsidiary Mount Cook Airline's fleet of ATR 72-500/600 aircraft.[12]

The airport has a single terminal building with 9 tarmac gates. A further 7 remote gates are located adjacent to the terminal.

In 2014, Nelson City Council deemed the main terminal of Nelson Airport an earthquake risk and at fault of possible liquefaction. The airport has been granted 10 years to upgrade the terminal to meet current building standards.[13] The Nelson Airport management on 8 September 2015 have decided to rebuild the terminal instead of renovating the existing complex as this will best meet the growth needs in the future. It was also announced that due to increased airline activity strong passenger growth could be expected over the next two years. It is estimated that by the end of 2017 there could be more than 1 million passengers per annum and over 300 flights per week at the airport. [14]

Nelson Airport terminal in 2012
An Air New Zealand Link Dash 8 at Nelson in 2012.

Airlines and destinations

Scheduled

AirlinesDestinations
Adventure Flights Golden Bay Charter: Karamea, Takaka[15]
Air New Zealand Link
operated by Air Nelson 		Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington
Air New Zealand Link
operated by Mount Cook Airline 		Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington
Air2there Blenheim, Kapiti Coast
Golden Bay Air Charter: Karamea, Takaka[16]
Jetstar Airways
operated by Eastern Australia Airlines[17] 		Auckland, Wellington[18]
Originair New Plymouth (begins 29 September 2017), [19] Palmerston North
Sounds Air Kapiti Coast,[20] Wellington

Air New Zealand operate daily up to ten flights to Auckland, twelve flights to Wellington and seven flights to Christchurch.[21]

Charter

Sounds Air offer a number of scenic and charter flight services out of Nelson. Popular charters are Blenheim, Picton, Karamea and Awaroa. Sounds Air provides the main air link into Awaroa for Awaroa Lodge.[22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nelson Airport, official site
  2. ↑ Charts for NZNS at AIP New Zealand
  3. ↑ Airport information for NZNS at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  4. ↑ Airport information for NSN / NZNS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: AIP, CAA, DAFIF.
  5. ↑ http://www.nelsonairport.co.nz/airport_services.php?page=reportsandplans
  6. ↑ Welcome to Nelson Airport
  7. ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/81909213/nelson-airport-experiences-record-growth-after-busiest-year-ever
  8. ↑ List of the busiest airports in New Zealand
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ Nelson Aerodrome, Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 32, 8 February 1937, Page 7
  11. ↑ "Nelson Airport company information". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Air Nelson to be given leeway over expansion". The Nelson Mail. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  13. ↑ "Airport has 10 years to upgrade terminal". Nelson Mail. 11 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "New terminal confirmed for Nelson Airport". stuff.co.nz. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  15. ↑ http://www.adventureflightsgoldenbay.co.nz/Heaphy_Flights_Walk.html Adventure Flights Golden Bay - Heaphy Flights Walk
  16. ↑ http://www.goldenbayair.co.nz/heaphytrack.html Golden Bay Air - Heaphy Track
  17. ↑ "Jetstar Group Fleet". Jetstar. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Jetstar's new routes: Nelson, Napier, New Plymouth and Palmerston North make the cut". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  19. ↑ http://originair.co.nz/news/
  20. ↑ http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/sounds-air-announces-yet-another-new.html?m=1
  21. ↑ "Flight Schedules". Air New Zealand. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  22. ↑ Sounds Air
A Beechcraft 1900 lifting off from Nelson Airport in New Zealand.
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