Whakatāne Airport
Whakatāne Airport Papa Rererangi i Whakatāne | |||||||||||||||
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 Whakatāne airport terminal | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Whakatāne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°55′14″S 176°54′51″E / 37.92056°S 176.91417°E | ||||||||||||||
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  WHK Location of airport in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: World Aero Data [1] | |||||||||||||||
Whakatāne Airport (IATA: WHK, ICAO: NZWK) is an airport serving the town of Whakatāne, the eastern Bay of Plenty and the tourist attraction of Mount Tarawera, in New Zealand.
History
[edit]The airport opened on 24 January 1963 with a new sealed runway and a construction cost of 50,000 pounds.[1] The "excitingly different" terminal building was designed by Roger Walker[2] and completed in 1974. In 2019, Heritage New Zealand listed the airport terminal as a Category I Historic Place.[3] The 90-m runway end safety areas were being extended to 240 m in 2018 to allow larger aircraft such as Saab 340 to land.[4]
Air Chathams operates daily flights to Auckland. They previously used a Metroliner, and have also used a Saab 340 since 29 November 2019.[5] Sunair operates from Hamilton, Gisborne and Napier.
The airport houses a flight school, agricultural aircraft, fixed wing tourist flights and commercial helicopter operations.[6][citation needed]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Chathams | Auckland[7][8] |
| Sunair | Gisborne, Hamilton, Napier |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Whakatane Airport Opened". Photonews. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Home and Building, vol 37, no. 6, 1975
- ^ "Whakatāne Airport Terminal". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Runway safety area extension work delayed". Sunlive. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ "Whakatāne ready for bigger aircraft" (PDF). Air Chathams. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Airport". Whakatāne District Council. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Auckland, New Zealand AKL". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 91–93. August 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
- ^ "Whakatane Air Services". Air Chathams Ltd.
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