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North Shore Aerodrome

Coordinates: 36°39′24″S 174°39′19″E / 36.65667°S 174.65528°E / -36.65667; 174.65528
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North Shore Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorNorth Shore Aero Club (Inc)
ServesAuckland
LocationDairy Flat
Elevation AMSL212 ft / 65 m
Coordinates36°39′24″S 174°39′19″E / 36.65667°S 174.65528°E / -36.65667; 174.65528
Websitehttp://www.northshoreairport.co.nz
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 2,595 791 Concrete
09/27 1,837 560 Gravel

North Shore Aerodrome (IATA: N/A, ICAO: NZNE), also called North Shore Airport and Dairy Flat Airfield, is a small, uncontrolled aerodrome located 2 nmi (3.7 km) south southwest of Silverdale, near Auckland in New Zealand's North Island.

Operational information

  • Lighting (pilot activated)
  • Curfew 2200 to 0700 HR local.
  • Jet A1/Avgas 100, Swipecard

The aerodrome is operated by North Shore Aero Club (Inc), which is a member of the Royal New Zealand Aero Club.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Barrier Air Claris, Okiwi[1]
FlyStark Whitianga[2]
Sunair Hamilton,[3] Rotorua, Tauranga[4]

North Shore Aero Club

The North Shore Aero Club (NSAC) was founded in 1967, although flying occurred at the site before this. Previously the club's primary trainer was the Cessna 152. currently is it the Robin R2120. The club has three of the R2160 variety, this aircraft comes with a 160 hp engine and a larger rudder. These aircraft can be used for aerobatics. They also have three Cessna 172's, one with IFR capacity. The clubs twin engine aircraft is the Beechcraft Duchess. This aircraft is the MEIR The club has Tecnam P2008 as the microlight trainer in addition to the Piper PA28 Cherokee. The current CFI (chief flight instructor) is Daryl Gillett.

See also

References

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150428071414/https://tflite.com/takeflitepublicgba/Pgschedule.aspx. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ L, Steve (18 April 2017). "3rd Level New Zealand: New Whitianga-North Shore service".
  3. ^ L, Steve (19 February 2016). "3rd Level New Zealand: Sunair's North Shore Flights Starting Next Month".
  4. ^ L, Steve (23 December 2015). "3rd Level New Zealand: Sunair Announces New Route".