Taupo Airport

Taupo Airport
Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō

IATA: TUO – ICAO: NZAP

TUO
Location of airport in North Island

Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Taupo Airport Authority
Location Taupo
Elevation AMSL 1,335 ft / 407 m
Coordinates 38°44′23″S 176°05′04″E / 38.73972°S 176.08444°E / -38.73972; 176.08444
Website http://taupoairport.co.nz/
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 4,547 1,386 Asphalt
11/29 2,398 731 Grass

Taupo Airport (Māori: Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō, (IATA: TUO, ICAO: NZAP)) is a small airport 8 km (5.0 mi) to the south of Taupo township on the eastern shores of Lake Taupo, New Zealand.

Scheduled flights are operated by Air New Zealand Link, using Bombardier DHC-8-Q300 from Auckland, Sounds Air also operate from Wellington using Pilatus PC-12. Due to its close proximity to world-renowned trout fishing, golf, hunting, skiing and luxury resorts, the Airport is becoming an increasingly popular destination for private jets.

A number of small charter and training operations are also based here along with maintenance providers and a large search and rescue facility. In addition there are two commercial tandem skydiving operators making Taupo Airport the busiest drop zone in New Zealand.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air New Zealand Link operated by Air Nelson Auckland
Sounds Air Wellington [1]

Operational information

Taupo Airport is located within a Mandatory Broadcast Zone (MBZ) in uncontrolled (G) airspace with type C airspace starting at 6500 ft AMSL and controlled by Christchurch Control. Taupo Airport is the second-busiest non-towered airport in New Zealand.

Operators

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/wellington-taupo-service-starts-on-2.html

External links

Sources

NZAIP Volume 4 AD

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