Okiwi Airfield

Okiwi Airfield
IATA: none – ICAO: NZOX
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Auckland Council
Location Great Barrier Island
Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 36°08′47″S 175°25′08″E / 36.14639°S 175.41889°E / -36.14639; 175.41889Coordinates: 36°08′47″S 175°25′08″E / 36.14639°S 175.41889°E / -36.14639; 175.41889[1]
Map
NZOX

Location of Okiwi Airfield

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 2,461 750[2] Bitumen

Okiwi Airfield (ICAO: NZOX), also called Okiwi Station Airfield, is a small airfield located near the village of Okiwi on Great Barrier Island. It has a single bitumen runway, and a small terminal in the form of a wooden hut. The airfield is owned by Auckland Council and is used for both general aviation and commercial flights operated by Barrier Air and Fly My Sky.

History

Okiwi Airfield originally consisted of a grass airstrip which was prone to flooding during bad weather and regularly had to be closed through the winter. In November 2013, work commenced on sealing the runway in order to alleviate these issues and attract more commercial operators to the airfield. The new runway took 6 months and $1.5 million to build and opened on 2 May 2014.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Barrier Air Auckland, Claris, North Shore [4]
Flight Hauraki Ardmore, Claris, Waiheke [5]
Fly My Sky Auckland, Claris

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Site Information for NZOX in Okiwi Station Airport, AUK, New Zealand". 36.1464;175.419006: Weather.gladstonefamily.net. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  2. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20110919130914/http://www.aip.net.nz/pdf/NZOX.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Blocked". Tflite.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  5. ↑ "Island Hopper Service". Flight Hauraki. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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