Richard Pearse Airport
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Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Richard Pearse Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Timaru District Council | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Timaru, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 89 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°18′10″S 171°13′31″E / 44.30278°S 171.22528°E / -44.30278; 171.22528 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.timaru.govt.nz/airport.html | ||||||||||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||||||||||
  TIU Location of airport in South Island | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sources: AIP [1] and DAFIF [2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Richard Pearse Airport (IATA: TIU, ICAO: NZTU), also known as Timaru Airport, is located off the Pleasant Point HWY, 4 km north of the suburb Washdyke in Timaru, New Zealand.
Contents
1 History
2 Upgrade
3 Airlines and destinations
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
History[edit]
The airport takes its name from the local pioneer aviator, Richard Pearse, who allegedly flew in powered flight before the Wright Brothers. The airport is a small regional airport with one gate, one asphalt runway, and two grass runways. The South Canterbury Aero Club is based at the airport and frequently uses the airport for training and recreational purposes.
There are regular Air New Zealand Link flights to Wellington using Bombardier Q300 aircraft, formerly flights were operated to Oamaru and Christchurch. Timaru, along with Invercargill to its south, are the only two major centres without a direct air service to Auckland. Eagle Airways used to operate from Timaru to Wellington with Beechcraft 1900D aircraft.
The terminal at Timaru airport, 2014
The Sign outside Timaru Airport, 2014
Upgrade[edit]
A $1.3 million upgrade was approved in November 2015 by the Timaru District Council. The upgrade would increase the current terminal space from 450 square metres to cover almost 600 square metres and would include a new luggage collection area. The upgrade was in response to the increase in capacity on Air New Zealand Link flights to Wellington using the higher capacity Bombardier Q300. [4]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air New Zealand Link | Wellington |
See also[edit]
- List of airports in New Zealand
- List of airlines of New Zealand
- Transport in New Zealand
References[edit]
^ Charts for NZTU at AIP New Zealand.
^ Airport information for NZTU at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
^ Airport information for TIU / NZTU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: AIP, CAA, DAFIF.
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External links[edit]
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Richard Pearse Airport at Timaru District Council
Accident history for TIU / NZTU at Aviation Safety Network
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Categories:
- Airports in New Zealand
- Timaru
- Buildings and structures in Canterbury, New Zealand
- Transport in Canterbury, New Zealand
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