New Plymouth Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | New Plymouth District Council Government of New Zealand |
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| Operator | New Plymouth District Council | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Plymouth | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 30 m / 97 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°00′31″S 174°10′45″E / 39.00861°S 174.17917°ECoordinates: 39°00′31″S 174°10′45″E / 39.00861°S 174.17917°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers | 343,572 |
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New Plymouth Airport (IATA: NPL, ICAO: NZNP) serves the city of New Plymouth, and the surrounding region of Taranaki. It is on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island and is 11 km from the city centre, on the highway north to Auckland, and 4 km from the outer suburb/satellite town of Bell Block.
New Plymouth Airport is served by Air New Zealand with direct flights to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch daily operated on behalf of the national airline carrier by Mount Cook Airline and Air Nelson. Jetstar Airways commenced services between New Plymouth and Auckland on 1 February 2016.
Jetstar Airways had originally planned to conduct 27 weekly return flights between New Plymouth and Auckland however only 20 return flights weekly had been offered. The fourth service never eventuated and in mid 2016 the mid-day flight was cancelled indefinitely. The Jetstar flights are operated by Eastern Australia Airlines.
With 19,678 aircraft movements, the airport was the 14th busiest airport in New Zealand in 2015 flight operations. However, in terms of passenger numbers, it was the 9th busiest in New Zealand in 2014, with 343,572 people flying to the airport. Hence, more people fly to New Plymouth than other cities with larger populations such as Hamilton and Tauranga. In October 2009, New Plymouth Airport was voted as the best regional airport in New Zealand.
The original airport opened in 1933 with the New Plymouth Airport Act. It had five runways, the longest of which was around 1,500 m (5,000 ft). During World War II, the airport became RNZAF Bell Block Airbase. Post war, the airport returned to civilian use, and was used by New Zealand National Airways Corporation with links to Whenuapai (Auckland) and Paraparaumu (Wellington).
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