Dargaville Aerodrome

Dargaville Aerodrome
IATA: DGR ICAO: NZDA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Northern Wairoa Aero Club (Inc)
Location	Dargaville
Elevation AMSL	635 ft / 194 m
Coordinates	35°56′23″S 173°53′37″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 04/22 3,280 1,000 Rolled limestone 04/22 2,952 900 Grass

Dargaville Airfield from the East

Dargaville Aerodrome (IATA: DGR, ICAO: NZDA) is a small airport located 1 Nautical Mile (1.9 km) southeast of Dargaville township in Northland, New Zealand.

The airfield has an active aero club which provides training in advanced microlight and a Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft, and has a regular 'fly-in' lunch once a week that attracts aviators from New Zealand's North island.

It is a base for topdressing aircraft working the surrounding area, and has Avgas available with a "Z" swipecard.

Dargaville airfield is at sea level at the northern end of the large Kaipara harbour, forming a pair with the similar sea level West Auckland Airport, at Parakai at the southern end of the harbour some 50 miles away.

Contact Info Phone (09) 439-8024 or 0274 784 308 Website http://dargavilleac.weebly.com/

Operational Information

• Airfield Elevation: 6ft AMSL
• Runway 04/22 - 1000 x 12 meters rolled limestone
• Runway 04/22 - 931 x 11 metres grass
• Runway Strength - 02/20: ESWL 2500
• No runway lighting available
• Circuit:
  • Runways 04 – Right Hand
  • Runways 22 – Left Hand

Sources

• NZAIP Volume 4 AD
• New Zealand AIP (PDF)
• Dargaville Aero Club web site [1]
• Z web site [2]