Taupo Airport
| Taupo Airport Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō |
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IATA: TUO – ICAO: NZAP
 TUO
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Taupo Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Taupo | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,335 ft / 407 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
| Website | http://taupoairport.co.nz/ | ||||||||||||||
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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 Eagle Airways, using Beechcraft 1900D aircraft and Sounds Air. 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.
Contents
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air New Zealand Link operated by Air Nelson | Auckland (begins 1 February 2016) |
| Air New Zealand Link operated by Eagle Airways | Auckland (ends 8 February 2016) |
| Sounds Air | Wellington [1] |
Operational information
- Airfield elevation 1335 ft AMSL
- Runway 17/35, 1386 x 30 metres sealed
- Runway 11/29, 731 x 60 metres grass
- Runway lighting available
- Pavement strength PCN 26 is advisory only
- Traffic circuit: RWY 11/17 — right hand RWY 29/35 — left hand
- Circuit height: 2300 ft AMSL
- RWY 11 is not available for takeoff
- Grass parallel to Rwy 17/35 closed take-off and landing
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
- Clark & Jolly Helicopters [1]
- Helicopter Services (BOP) [2]
- Heli Harvest [3]
- Helispecs
- Helipro
- Philips Search and Rescue Trust [4]
- Rotor and Wing Maintenance
- Taupo Air Services [5]
- Taupo Tandem Skydiving [6]
- Skydive Taupo [7]
- Super Air [8]
See also
References
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Sources
NZAIP Volume 4 AD
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