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Kerikeri Airport

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Air New Zealand's requirements, while growth in passenger numbers also put pressure on the existing facilities. The new $ 4.75 million terminal opened on 16 June 2019 with improved arrivals and departures, baggage screening and luggage collection facilities. $ 1.75 million of the funding came from the government's annual $ 1 billion provincial growth fund, announced by the Regional economic development minister
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These distances are within the range of many light aircraft when fitted with long range tanks, while the direct distance without using Norfolk Island as a stepping stone is usually beyond their capabilities. From New Caledonia other Pacific Islands such as Vanuatu and Fiji are within range and can
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The runway was extended in 2014–15 and the apron area was strengthened and expanded to allow more aircraft to park. This was paid for by Air New Zealand. In October 2016 it was announced the terminal would be expanded due to an increase in passenger numbers with a record 87,000 in 2015, an increase
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The government announced on 16 March 2018 that the airport required a new terminal to meet demand; it was one of the fastest-growing regional airports in the country handling a record 110,000 passengers in the 2017/2018 financial year. The existing terminal was not fit for purpose and did not meet
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Alongside scheduled operators, Kerikeri Airport is also home to a skydive operator and the Bay of Islands Aero Club, both situated alongside the south-eastern grass runway.
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to transport passengers to the city centre traffic free. That same year the airline began tours to a private airfield near
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route was started by the airline but was not widely used. It was not until 1992, after the transfer of the airport to
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decided to use the airport to connect to tourist resorts. The service failed through lack of patronage. A Kerikeri-
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also has fuel available and is 52 km (28 nautical miles) closer to Norfolk Island than Kerikeri.
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The airport was initially a grass airstrip created in the early 1930s or possibly earlier. During
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be used as further 'stepping stones' to the other South Pacific and North Pacific destinations.
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is 903 km (488 nautical miles) north-west of Kerikeri, 754 km (407 nautical miles) to
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Kerikeri Airport is used by light aircraft arriving or departing from New Zealand.
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tours and uses Kerikeri for fixed wing operations with its sole Gippsland GA8.
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training. After the war ended it was once again run by local government.
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of 33 percent since Dash 8 began servicing the Auckland-Kerikeri route.
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which can be used as a stepping stone to the Australian mainland.
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An Air New Zealand Dash 8 at Kerikeri Airport in January 2020.
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Transport buildings and structures in the Northland Region
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the airport was taken over by the Defence Department for
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4-10 Cobham Road to Bay of Islands (Kerikeri) Airport
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IATA
ICAO
AMSL
Coordinates
35°15′46″S 173°54′43″E / 35.26278°S 173.91194°E / -35.26278; 173.91194
www.kerikeri-airport.co.nz
KKE is located in Northland Region
Runways
Direction

IATA
ICAO
Kerikeri
New Zealand
Auckland Airport
World War II
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Mount Cook Airlines
Auckland
Northern Airports Corporation
Far North Holdings Ltd
Eagle Airways
Air New Zealand
Eagle Airways
Air New Zealand Link
Air Nelson
Bombardier Dash 8 Q300
Auckland lockdown
COVID-19 Pandemic
ATR 72-600

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