Whakatāne Airport

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

Whakatāne Airport

Papa Rererangi i Whakatāne
Whakatāne airport terminal
Summary
LocationWhakatāne, New Zealand
Elevation AMSL20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates37°55′14″S 176°54′51″E
Map
WHK
Location of airport in New Zealand
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09R/27L 2,461 750 Grass
09L/27R 4,200 1,280 Asphalt
Source: World Aero Data
Whakatāne Airport terminal.

History

The airport was opened in 24 January 1963 with a new sealed runway and the cost to build was 50,000 pounds.[1] Air Chathams operates daily flights to Auckland with a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner. The airport had an extended 250 m RESA added to the end of the runway to allow larger aircraft such as Saab 340 to land.[2]

Colourful Air Chathams Fairchild Metroliner on the tarmac at Whakatāne Airport. The aircraft is used exclusively by the airline to maintain a scheduled air service between the Bay of Plenty town and Auckland International Airport.

The airport also houses a flight school, agricultural aircraft, fixed wing tourist flights and commercial helicopter operations.[3]

The "excitingly different" terminal building was designed by Roger Walker[4] and completed in 1974. In 2019, Heritage New Zealand listed the airport terminal as a Category I Historic Place.[5] Air Chathams began serving Whakatāne with the Saab 340 on 29 November 2019.[6]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air Chathams Auckland[7]

See also

References
  1. "Whakatane Airport Opened". Photonews. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. "Airport to have extended runway". Whakatane Beacon. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. "Airport". Whakatāne District Council. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. Home and Building, vol 37, no. 6, 1975
  5. "Whakatāne Airport Terminal". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  6. "WHAKATĀNE READY FOR BIGGER AIRCRAFT" (PDF). Air Chathams. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. "Whakatane Air Services". Air Chathams Ltd.



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