Nelson Airport (New Zealand)
Nelson Airport Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nelson Airport, 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
IATA: NSN – ICAO: NZNS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Nelson Airport Limited | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 17 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°17′54″S 173°13′16″E / 41.29833°S 173.22111°ECoordinates: 41°17′54″S 173°13′16″E / 41.29833°S 173.22111°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www.NelsonAirport.co.nz | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nelson Airport (Māori: Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū), (IATA: NSN, ICAO: NZNS) is located 6 km southwest of the city, in the suburb of Annesbrook, in Nelson, New Zealand. Approximately 1.2 million passengers and visitors use the airport terminal annually.[6] Total passenger numbers for the 2016 financial year were 865,203.[7] It is currently the sixth busiest airport in New Zealand by passengers and seventh by aircraft movements.[8] The airport has an Air New Zealand Koru Lounge.[9]
History
Construction of Nelson Airport commenced in 1937.[10] In 2006, the airport received restricted international airport status and it has handled international private jets since then. The airport averages 60 commercial flights per day. The Airport precinct is home to 35 aeronautical and support businesses.[11]
Nelson airport is the home base of Air Nelson operating under the Air NZ Link banner, which operates a fleet of Bombardier Dash 8 Q300s on national air routes. Air New Zealand, Air Nelson's parent airline, recently expanded its Nelson base, investing 30 million dollars to develop the engineering and technical workshops. Air New Zealand then announced the Air Nelson maintenance facility would also handle fellow subsidiary Mount Cook Airline's fleet of ATR 72-500/600 aircraft.[12]
The airport has a single terminal building with 9 tarmac gates. A further 7 remote gates are located adjacent to the terminal.
In 2014, Nelson City Council deemed the main terminal of Nelson Airport an earthquake risk and at fault of possible liquefaction. The airport has been granted 10 years to upgrade the terminal to meet current building standards.[13] The Nelson Airport management on 8 September 2015 have decided to rebuild the terminal instead of renovating the existing complex as this will best meet the growth needs in the future. It was also announced that due to increased airline activity strong passenger growth could be expected over the next two years. It is estimated that by the end of 2017 there could be more than 1 million passengers per annum and over 300 flights per week at the airport. [14]
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Airlines and destinations
Scheduled
Airlines | Destinations |
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Adventure Flights Golden Bay | Charter: Karamea, Takaka[15] |
Air New Zealand Link operated by Air Nelson | Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington |
Air New Zealand Link operated by Mount Cook Airline | Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington |
Air2there | Blenheim, Kapiti Coast |
Golden Bay Air | Charter: Karamea, Takaka[16] |
Jetstar Airways operated by Eastern Australia Airlines[17] | Auckland, Wellington[18] |
Originair | Palmerston North[19] |
Sounds Air | Kapiti Coast,[20] Wellington |
Air New Zealand operate daily up to ten flights to Auckland, twelve flights to Wellington and seven flights to Christchurch.[21]
Charter
Sounds Air offer a number of scenic and charter flight services out of Nelson. Popular charters are Blenheim, Picton, Karamea and Awaroa. Sounds Air provides the main air link into Awaroa for Awaroa Lodge.[22]
See also
- List of airports in New Zealand
- List of airlines of New Zealand
- Transport in New Zealand
- List of busiest airports in New Zealand
References
- ↑ Nelson Airport, official site
- ↑ Charts for NZNS at AIP New Zealand
- ↑ Airport information for NZNS at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for NSN / NZNS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: AIP, CAA, DAFIF.
- ↑ http://www.nelsonairport.co.nz/airport_services.php?page=reportsandplans
- ↑ Welcome to Nelson Airport
- ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/81909213/nelson-airport-experiences-record-growth-after-busiest-year-ever
- ↑ List of the busiest airports in New Zealand
- ↑
- ↑ Nelson Aerodrome, Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 32, 8 February 1937, Page 7
- ↑ "Nelson Airport company information". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Air Nelson to be given leeway over expansion". The Nelson Mail. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ↑ "Airport has 10 years to upgrade terminal". Nelson Mail. 11 June 2014.
- ↑ "New terminal confirmed for Nelson Airport". stuff.co.nz. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ http://www.adventureflightsgoldenbay.co.nz/Heaphy_Flights_Walk.html Adventure Flights Golden Bay - Heaphy Flights Walk
- ↑ http://www.goldenbayair.co.nz/heaphytrack.html Golden Bay Air - Heaphy Track
- ↑ "Jetstar Group Fleet". Jetstar. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Jetstar's new routes: Nelson, Napier, New Plymouth and Palmerston North make the cut". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ↑ http://originair.co.nz/news/
- ↑ http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/sounds-air-announces-yet-another-new.html?m=1
- ↑ "Flight Schedules". Air New Zealand. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ Sounds Air
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