OurAirports: Comments on airports in New Zealand

[NZUK] "Great place" by Capitano.Nico

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:11:04 -0400

They are building the first airport viallage in the South Island of NZ here.

[NZKI] "Kaikoura Airfield" by 60503

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:45:09 -0400

First trip here for me was on a cross country trip for my PPL on 6 Feb 2003 in a Piper Cherokee PA-28-140, ZK-CUY.

It was a dual trip with Anushka Painter. Corrie and Jordan came along for the ride.

I remember there being an onshore breeze requiring a good crosswind landing - the seal is only 10m wide.

[NZWR] "Whangarei - NZWR" by 60503

Fri, 30 May 2008 01:41:51 -0400

18 October 2005 - my first landing at Whangarei, having grown up north of Whangarei near Hikurangi.

Aircraft was ZK-CNY, a Piper PA-28-160 upgraded to 180hp.

From memory I landed about 30 cm high and bounced accordingly - I'll blame that I was flying from the right seat.

[NZUK] "NZUK - Pukaki Airfield, Twizel" by 60503

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:34:22 -0400

A sealed and grass strip conveniently close to Twizel, and great little town in the Mackenzie Basin. My first landing here was in an Robin Alpha 2160 ZK-RBN on 30 December 2003, a few days after getting my rating for this aircraft. My father was my passenger, and we enjoyed calm and clear weather on a great cross country outing from our home base of the Canterbury Aero Club at Christchurch. We carried on from Pukaki to Omarama airfield (NZOU), then down the Waitaki Valley for a stop at Timaru Airport (NZTU), and then home to Christchurch.

[NZWF] "Warbirds over Wanaka" by david

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:28:45 -0500

Every two years, this airport hosts "Warbirds over Wanaka", a major international show attracting over 100,000 spectators:

http://www.warbirdsoverwanaka.com/

[NZGS] "Rail line crosses the runway" by david

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:59:56 -0500

If you zoom in on the satellite photo a bit, you can see that the Palmerston North-Gisborne railway line crosses the runway.

[NZWG] "Wigram" by 60503

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:42:25 -0400

Actually, just remembered that I made a number of dual flights from Wigram in an RNZAF Airtrainer way back in 1982, but they were all dual, so don't really count.

[NZAP] "Taupo" by 60503

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:38:55 -0400

First time here was in Oct 05 in CNY with BSC. Can't remember who landed - might have been me?

[NZWU] "Wanganui" by 60503

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:37:27 -0400

Did some touch and gos here in a CT-4E dual flight in 2004

[NZOH] "Ohakea" by 60503

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:36:38 -0400

First time here was when going for a dual flight in a CT-4E in 2004

[NZWG] "Wigram" by 60503

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:35:33 -0400

First landing here late 2006 - precautionary landing after experiencing a total electrical failure.

[NZHK] "Hokitika" by 60503

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:34:20 -0400

First visit in ZK-CUY on a pre-PPL cross country from Christchurch

[NZGT] "Glentanner" by 60503

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:33:31 -0400

Winter 05 in an Archer

[NZOU] "Oamaru" by 60503

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:32:48 -0400

Touch and go in ZK-RBn 31 Dec 05

[NZTU] "Timaru NZTU" by 60503

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:32:02 -0400

I first landed here in ZK-RBN on 31 Dec 05.

[NZAP] "Flying around volcanoes" by Yannick

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:29:42 -0400

We did a scenic flight in a C172 out of Taupo, over the huge Lake Taupo (itself filling the caldera of a massive volcano that erupted last 1,800 years ago, and there are some theories that the Ice Age would have been caused by the ashes from its largest explosion 26,500 years ago), then down to Ruapehu, a 9000ft volcano which is still active. A unique experience and a must-see for anyone visiting New-Zealand north island.

[NZWN] "WLG" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:52:04 -0400

Without question the windiest airport on earth.

[NZCH] "CHC" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:50:24 -0400

A good airport in a lovely city.

[NZAA] "AKL" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:49:14 -0400

Many of the taxiway identifiers are painted on the concrete, and this makes them difficult to read, especially at night or when it is raining.