Richard Pearse Airport
| Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) |
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IATA: TIU – ICAO: NZTU
 TIU
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Timaru District Council | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Timaru, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 89 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.timaru.govt.nz/airport.html | ||||||||||||||||||
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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. Timaru is a small airport with 1 gate, with 1 asphalt runway, and 2 grass runways, it offers regular Air New Zealand Link flights to Wellington with a Bombardier Q300, formerly flights were operated to Oamaru by Air New Zealand and Christchurch by Mount Cook Airline. 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. Unfortunately in 2016 Beech 1900Ds stopped flying to Timaru due to a lack of demand and Eagle Airways been upgraded to extinction.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air New Zealand Link operated by Air Nelson | Wellington |
See also
References
- ↑ Charts for NZTU at AIP New Zealand.
- ↑ Airport information for NZTU at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for TIU / NZTU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: AIP, CAA, DAFIF.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Richard Pearse Airport. |
- Richard Pearse Airport at Timaru District Council
- Accident history for TIU / NZTU at Aviation Safety Network
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