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395:Active
179:Wigram
166:Serves
153:Public
1207:Omaka
1202:Okiwi
1122:Haast
969:Taupō
541:near
448:Latin
375:Grass
369:1,050
364:3,445
358:13/31
350:Grass
344:1,003
339:3,291
319:1,580
314:5,184
1112:Gore
481:NZWG
477:ICAO
436:Type
258:NZWG
186:AMSL
134:NZWG
129:ICAO
122:none
118:IATA
817:in
299:ft
234:Map
56:by
1494::
1477:—
479::
450::
302:m
131::
120::
807:e
800:t
793:v
738:e
731:t
724:v
475:(
83:)
77:(
72:)
68:(
50:.
20:)
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