Motueka Aerodrome

Motueka Aerodrome
Motueka Aerodrome
	Motueka Aerodrome
	IATA: MZP; ICAO: NZMK;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Tasman District Council
Operator	Tasman District Council
Serves	Motueka
Location	Motueka
Elevation AMSL	38 ft / 12 m
Coordinates	41°7′24″S 172°59′38″E / 41.12333°S 172.99389°E
Website
Runways

Motueka Aerodrome (IATA: MZP, ICAO: NZMK) is the airport serving Motueka, New Zealand, and is owned and managed by Tasman District Council.

The current runway is 729 metres long and 11 metres wide with an asphalt surface. This is an adequate length to operate Piper Navajo aircraft. The aerodrome has no control tower, but hangars and refuelling facilities are available.

The following companies operate from Motueka Aerodrome:

Blue Sky Microlight
Motueka Aero Club
Nelson Aviation College
Skydive Abel Tasman
Nelson Tasman Air

The runway at Motueka Aerdrome is often used by the Nelson Drag Racing Association for drag racing events.^[2] In 1984, Motueka Air started scheduled passenger flights from Motueka to Wellington, New Zealand using a Piper Aztec aircraft. Within a couple of years, the Motueka Air network had grown to include Nelson, Wellington and Palmerston North using additional Piper Chieftains. In 1988, Motueka Air was renamed Air Nelson and relocated to Nelson Airport.^[3]

Notes edit

^ "Motueka Aerodrome » Tasman District Council". Tasman.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
^ "History". Nelson Drag Racing Association. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
^ "Company Facts – About Us – Air Nelson – Air Nelson Site". Air Nelson. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

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[1] "Motueka Aerodrome » Tasman District Council". Tasman.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

[2] "History". Nelson Drag Racing Association. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

[3] "Company Facts – About Us – Air Nelson – Air Nelson Site". Air Nelson. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

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