Richard Pearse Airport
| Richard Pearse Airport | |||
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | NZTU | ||
| IATA code | TIU | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Height above MSL | 27 m (89 ft ) | ||
| Transport links | |||
| Distance from the city center | 12.6 km north of Timaru | ||
| Basic data | |||
| surface | 205 ha | ||
| Air freight | t | ||
| Runways | |||
| 02R / 20L | 1280 m × 45 m asphalt | ||
| 02L / 20R | 1188 m × 60 m grass | ||
| 11/29 | 1113 m × 90 m grass | ||
The Richard Pearse Airport , sometimes Timaru Airport called, (IATA: TIU; ICAO NZTU) is a small regional airport in Timaru on the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The airport is located around 13 km north of Timaru city center and can be reached from New Zealand State Highway 1 , which passes around 2 km to the east .
Airport description
The airport was named after the New Zealander Richard Pearse , an aviation pioneer who is said to have succeeded in a powered flight before the Wright brothers . The small airport has a 1280 m long asphalt runway and two grass runways for small-engine aircraft and, in addition to small private aircraft, is served exclusively by Air New Zealand , which only serves the Timaru - Wellington route.
Web links
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed October 19, 2017 .
- ^ Richard Pearse Airport . Timaru District Council , accessed October 19, 2017 .