Whakatane Airport
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Whakatane airport terminal
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| Location | Whakatane, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°55′14″S 176°54′51″E / 37.92056°S 176.91417°E | ||||||||||||||
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Source: World Aero Data [1]
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Whakatane Airport (IATA: WHK, ICAO: NZWK) is an airport serving the town of Whakatane and surrounding tourist attractions (Mount Tarawera, White Island) in New Zealand.
Air Chathams operates daily flights to Auckland with a Metroliner III and a DC-3 Dakota. Sunair also provides flights to Hamilton and Gisborne with a Piper Aztec.
The airport also houses a flight school, agricultural aircraft and commercial helicopter operations.
The "excitingly different" terminal building was designed by Roger Walker and completed in 1974.
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