Richard Pearse Airport

Richard Pearse Airport
(Timaru Airport)
Richard Pearse Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Timaru District Council
Location Timaru, New Zealand
Elevation AMSL 89 ft / 27 m
Coordinates 44°18′10″S 171°13′31″E / 44.30278°S 171.22528°E / -44.30278; 171.22528
Website http://www.timaru.govt.nz/airport.html
Map
TIU
Location of airport in South Island
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02R/20L 1,280 4,200 Asphalt
02L/20R 1,188 3,898 Grass
11/29 1,113 3,652 Grass
Sources: AIP [1] and DAFIF [2][3]

Richard Pearse Airport (IATA: TIU, ICAO: NZTU), also known as Timaru Airport, is located off the Pleasant Point HWY, 4 km north of the suburb Washdyke in Timaru, New Zealand.

History

The airport takes its name from the local pioneer aviator, Richard Pearse, who allegedly flew before the Wright Brothers. The airport is a small regional airport with one gate, one asphalt runway, and two grass runways. The South Canterbury Aero Club is based at the airport and frequently use the airport for training and recreational purposes. There are regular Air New Zealand Link flights to Wellington using Bombardier Q300 aircraft, formerly flights were operated to Oamaru and Christchurch. Timaru, along with Invercargill to its south, are the only two major centres without a direct air service to Auckland. Eagle Airways used to operate from Timaru to Wellington with Beechcraft 1900D aircraft.

The terminal at Timaru airport, 2014
The Sign outside Timaru Airport, 2014

Upgrade

A $1.3 million upgrade was approved in November 2015 by the Timaru District Council. The upgrade would increase the current terminal space from 450 square metres to cover almost 600 square metres and would include a new luggage collection area. The upgrade was in response to the increase in capacity on Air New Zealand Link flights to Wellington using the higher capacity Bombardier Q300. [4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air New Zealand Wellington

See also

References

  1. ↑ Charts for NZTU at AIP New Zealand.
  2. ↑ Airport information for NZTU at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. ↑ Airport information for TIU / NZTU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: AIP, CAA, DAFIF.
  4. ↑ "Contracts awarded in $1.3 million Timaru Airport upgrade". Stuff.
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