Taupo Airport

Taupo Airport
Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō

IATA: TUO – ICAO: NZAP

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Taupo Airport Authority

Location

Taupo

Elevation AMSL

1,335 ft / 407 m

Coordinates

38°44′23″S 176°05′04″E / 38.73972°S 176.08444°E

Website

http://taupoairport.co.nz/

Map

TUO

Location of airport in North Island

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
17/35	4,547	1,386	Asphalt
11/29	2,398	731	Grass

Taupo Airport (Māori: Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō, (IATA: TUO, ICAO: NZAP)) is a small airport 8 km (5.0 mi) to the south of Taupo township on the eastern shores of Lake Taupo, New Zealand.

Scheduled flights are operated by Air New Zealand Link, using Bombardier DHC-8-Q300 from Auckland, Sounds Air also operate from Wellington using Pilatus PC-12. Due to its close proximity to world-renowned trout fishing, golf, hunting, skiing and luxury resorts, the Airport is becoming an increasingly popular destination for private jets.

A number of small charter and training operations are also based here along with maintenance providers and a large search and rescue facility. In addition there are two commercial tandem skydiving operators making Taupo Airport the busiest drop zone in New Zealand.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air New Zealand Link operated by Air Nelson	Auckland
Sounds Air	Wellington ^[1]

Operational information

Airfield elevation 1335 ft AMSL
Runway 17/35, 1386 x 30 metres sealed
Runway 11/29, 731 x 60 metres grass
Runway lighting available
Pavement strength PCN 26 is advisory only
Traffic circuit: RWY 11/17 — right hand RWY 29/35 — left hand
- Circuit height: 2300 ft AMSL
RWY 11 is not available for takeoff
Grass parallel to Rwy 17/35 closed take-off and landing

Taupo Airport is located within a Mandatory Broadcast Zone (MBZ) in uncontrolled (G) airspace with type C airspace starting at 6500 ft AMSL and controlled by Christchurch Control. Taupo Airport is the second-busiest non-towered airport in New Zealand.

Operators

Clark & Jolly Helicopters
Helicopter Services (BOP)
Heli Harvest
Helispecs
Helipro
Philips Search and Rescue Trust
Rotor and Wing Maintenance
Taupo Air Services
Taupo Tandem Skydiving
Skydive Taupo
Super Air

References

↑ http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/wellington-taupo-service-starts-on-2.html

External links

Sources

NZAIP Volume 4 AD

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