Whakatane Airport


Whakatane Airport is an airport serving the town of Whakatane and surrounding tourist attractions in New Zealand. The airport was opened in 24 January 1963 with a new sealed runway and cost to build was 50,000 pounds.
Air Chathams operates daily flights to Auckland with a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner.
The airport had an extended 250 m RESA added to the end of the runway to allow larger aircraft such as Saab 340 to land.
Fairchild Metroliner on the tarmac at Whakatane Airport. The aircraft is used exclusively by the airline to maintain a scheduled air service between the Bay of Plenty town and Auckland International Airport.
The airport also houses a flight school, agricultural aircraft, fixed wing tourist flights and commercial helicopter operations.
The "excitingly different" terminal building was designed by Roger Walker and completed in 1974. In 2019, Heritage New Zealand listed the airport terminal as a Category I Historic Place.
Air Chathams began serving Whakatane with the Saab 340 on 29 November 2019.

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