Dunedin Airport
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 Dunedin International Airport control tower and terminal building in 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Dunedin City Council and the New Zealand Government (The Crown) | ||||||||||
| Operator | Dunedin International Airport Limited | ||||||||||
| Serves | Dunedin | ||||||||||
| Location | Momona, Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1.2 m / 4 ft | ||||||||||
| Website | www.dunedinairport.co.nz | ||||||||||
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.svg)  Dunedin Airport Location of Dunedin Airport in New Zealand | |||||||||||
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Dunedin Airport (IATA: DUD, ICAO: NZDN), formerly known as Dunedin International Airport and colloquially known as Momona Airport, is an international airport in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand, serving Dunedin city and the Otago and Southland regions. Dunedin Airport is one of two international airports in Otago, the other being Queenstown International Airport. It is located adjacent to the village of Momona on the Taieri Plains approximately 22 kilometres south west of Dunedin CBD. It is the fifth busiest airport in New Zealand by passengers.
It has a single paved runway rated for aircraft up to the Boeing 767,[3] with ILS in both directions. It has one terminal building with five gates, two with airbridges; and also customs facilities and other amenities. Mainland Air, a flight school and charter service, operates from a hangar next to the terminal building. The Dunedin City Council and the Crown each own 50 percent of Dunedin International Airport Limited,[4] a publicly unlisted company which operates the utility.
History
The old airfield at Taieri was not economic to expand to cater for the growth in air travel expected in the future. Construction of the present airport was completed in 1962, and its primary use was to cater for passengers of short haul aircraft. In about 2005, the check-in space was enlarged and a new international arrival area was added. This airport is the third busiest and largest on the South Island of New Zealand, after Christchurch International Airport and Queenstown Airport.
Air New Zealand used to fly to Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney until 2010 when it divested responsibility to Virgin. In 2014 Virgin ceased the flights to Melbourne and Sydney.[5]
The airport's name was changed from Dunedin International Airport to Dunedin Airport in 2015.[6]
Infrastructure and services
Traffic and statistics
In 1963, a total of 100,000 passengers passed through the airport. It received its first international flight in 1994, and in 1995, there was a total of 520,000 passengers. This figure declined to 481,000 in 2000 with a total of 19,000 aircraft movements. It has been predicted that by 2015 aircraft movements will exceed 38,000 with a projected 1,000,000 passengers. For the 2009 financial year passengers numbered 770,206.[7]
Passenger terminal
- One pay carpark for short and long term parking which is operational 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.
- The airport has shopping and other standard facilities. Banking and duty-free shops are usually only open to coincide with international flights.
Air New Zealand Koru Club
A Lounge is available for Club members and Air NZ Gold/Gold Elite and Star Alliance Gold Frequent Flyers.
Runway
In 2009, Dunedin International Airport Limited announced it had the land and consent to extend the runway from 1,900 m (6,200 ft) to 2,400 m (7,900 ft), at a cost of NZ$20 million. The extension would accommodate larger aircraft, on longer haul routes from as far afield as the United States and Southeast Asia. It also stressed that this extension would take place when needed and not simply as a project just for the sake of a longer runway.[8]
Housing
Dunedin International Airport Limited owns Momona Village, a small housing community adjacent to the airport.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air New Zealand | Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington |
| Air New Zealand Link operated by Air Nelson | Christchurch, Wellington (both end 30 October 2016)[9] |
| Air New Zealand Link operated by Mount Cook Airline | Christchurch, Wellington |
| Jetstar Airways | Auckland, Wellington[10] |
| Kiwi Regional Airlines | Hamilton, Nelson, Tauranga |
| Virgin Australia | Brisbane |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Airwork operated for New Zealand Post | Christchurch |
Traffic
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | % Change |
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| 1 |  Australia, Brisbane |
50,937 |  4.3
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| 2 | Australia, Melbourne1 |
2,444 | 40.4
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| 3 | Australia, Sydney1 |
2,430 | 44.7
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Mainland Air
Mainland Air is based at the airport, and operates scenic, charter and ambulance flights. Mainland Aviation College, a division of Mainland Air, operates a flight training school.
See also
- List of airports in New Zealand
- List of airlines of New Zealand
- Transport in New Zealand
- List of busiest airports in New Zealand
References
- ^ http://www.dunedinairport.co.nz/companyinfo.php
- ^ http://www.airways.co.nz/documents/avimove_stats.pdf
- ^ "Dunedin International Airport (DUD/NZDN)". A-Z World Airports Online. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Dunedin International Airport Ltd (DIAL)". Crown Company Monitoring Advisory Unit. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Virgin Australia cuts Dunedin flights". Stuff. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Dunedin International Airport gets new name". Stuff. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Investor Information". Dunedin International Airport. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ McNeilly, Hamish (28 March 2009). "Push for longer runway". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- ^ "Air New Zealand Domestic Network Changes from July 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "Jetstar adds Dunedin-Wellington service". Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ [1]
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