Motueka Aerodrome

Motueka Aerodrome

Motueka Aerodrome
IATA: MZP – ICAO: NZMK
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Tasman District Council
Operator Tasman District Council
Serves Motueka
Location Motueka
Elevation AMSL 38 ft / 12 m
Coordinates 41°7′24″S 172°59′38″E / 41.12333°S 172.99389°E / -41.12333; 172.99389
Website [1]
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 729 Asphalt

Motueka Aerodrome (IATA: MZP, ICAO: NZMK) is the airport serving Motueka, New Zealand and is owned and managed by Tasman District Council.

The current runway is 729 metres long and 11 metres wide with an asphalt surface. This is an adequate length to operate Piper Navajo aircraft. The aerodrome has no control tower but hangars and refuelling facilities are available.

The following companies operate from Motueka Aerodrome:

The runway at Motueka Aerdrome is often used by the Nelson Drag Racing Association for drag racing events.[2] In 1984, Motueka Air started scheduled passenger flights from Motueka to Wellington, New Zealand using a Piper Aztec aircraft. Within a couple of years the Motueka Air network had grown to include Nelson, Wellington and Palmerston North using additional Piper Chieftains. In 1988, Motueka Air was renamed Air Nelson and relocated to Nelson Airport.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Motueka Aerodrome » Tasman District Council". Tasman.govt.nz. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  2. ↑ "History". Nelson Drag Racing Association. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Company Facts - About Us - Air Nelson - Air Nelson Site". Air Nelson. Retrieved 2015-09-19.


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