Richard Pearse Airport

Richard Pearse Airport
(Timaru Airport)

IATA: TIU – ICAO: NZTU

TIU
Location of airport in South Island

Summary
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
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02R/20L 1,280 4,200 Asphalt
02L/20R 1,188 3,898 Grass
11/29 1,113 3,652 Grass
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.

History

The airport takes its name from the local pioneer aviator, Richard Pearse, who allegedly flew before the Wright Brothers. Timaru is a small airport with 1 gate, with 1 asphalt runway, and 2 grass runways, it offers regular Air New Zealand Link flights to Wellington with a Bombardier Q300, formerly flights were operated to Oamaru by Air New Zealand and Christchurch by Mount Cook Airline. 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. Unfortunately in 2016 Beech 1900Ds stopped flying to Timaru due to a lack of demand and Eagle Airways been upgraded to extinction.

The terminal at Timaru airport, 2014
The Sign outside Timaru Airport, 2014

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air New Zealand Link operated by Air Nelson Wellington

See also

References

  1. ↑ Charts for NZTU at AIP New Zealand.
  2. ↑ Airport information for NZTU at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. ↑ Airport information for TIU / NZTU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: AIP, CAA, DAFIF.

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