Kaikoura Aerodrome
Encyclopedia
Kaikoura Aerodrome is an uncontrolled aerodrome located 4 NM southwest of Kaikoura
on the South Island
of New Zealand
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The aerodrome is operated by Kaikoura District Council and is available for general use without the permission of the operator.
Kaikoura
Kaikoura is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 180 km north of Christchurch.Kaikoura became the first local authority to reach the Green Globe tourism certification standard....
on the South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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Operational information
- Airfield elevation: 19 feet (6 m) AMSL
- Runway 05/23: 700 by 10 m (2,296.6 by 32.8 ) bitumen PCN 18
- Runway 05/23: 615 by 25 m (2,017.7 by 82 ) grassGrassGrasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
ESWL 1090
The aerodrome is operated by Kaikoura District Council and is available for general use without the permission of the operator.