Waiheke Island Aerodrome
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Waiheke Island Aerodrome is a private airport on Waiheke Island
, 17 NM
North East of Auckland
, New Zealand
.
and is the only airport on Waiheke Island
. Privately owned and run, prior permission to land is required. The airport is used primarily for residents of and visitors to Waiheke Island
where Air Discovery is the only Island-based operator. The airfield is also used for medevac
from Waiheke Island
to Auckland
hospitals. Pilot training flights (circuits) are not encouraged.
The grass runway is positioned on the top of the ridge line, with a Northerly landing direction. As the area features significant changes in topography, there is the possibility of tricky crosswind
s, sometimes coming from both sides of the runway at the same time. This along with the local noise sensitivity, is part of the reason that prior permission to land is required before planning of any trip to the airfield.
The airfield is also the only licenced landing site for helicopters on Waiheke Island
, although there are some other private landing sites but with capped monthly landing counts.
Commercial Fixed-Wing Operations are restricted to Air Discovery unless by prior arrangement.
Landing fees:
Private fixed wing and helicopter operations: $15.00
Commercial fixed wing and helicopter operations: $25.00
Parking:
Overnight: $25.00 includes all landing fees.
Weekly: $50.00 includes all landing fees.
Aviation Fuel:
No aviation fuel is available at the airfield
All commercial and training organisations must contact the airfield manager and register before carrying out any operations.
Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island is an island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, located about from Auckland.The island is the second-largest in the Hauraki Gulf after Great Barrier Island. It is the most populated, with nearly 8,000 permanent residents plus another estimated 3,400 who have second or holiday homes...
, 17 NM
Nautical mile
The nautical mile is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian, but is approximately one minute of arc of longitude only at the equator...
North East of Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, 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...
.
General
Waiheke Island Aerodrome is situated on the top of a ridge line south of Onetangi BayOnetangi Bay
Onetangi Bay is a large bay which forms much of the north coast of Waiheke Island in northern New Zealand. The settlement of Onetangi lies in the centre of its coast....
and is the only airport on Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island is an island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, located about from Auckland.The island is the second-largest in the Hauraki Gulf after Great Barrier Island. It is the most populated, with nearly 8,000 permanent residents plus another estimated 3,400 who have second or holiday homes...
. Privately owned and run, prior permission to land is required. The airport is used primarily for residents of and visitors to Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island is an island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, located about from Auckland.The island is the second-largest in the Hauraki Gulf after Great Barrier Island. It is the most populated, with nearly 8,000 permanent residents plus another estimated 3,400 who have second or holiday homes...
where Air Discovery is the only Island-based operator. The airfield is also used for medevac
MEDEVAC
Medical evacuation, often termed Medevac or Medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to the wounded being evacuated from the battlefield or to injured patients being evacuated from the scene of an accident to receiving medical facilities using...
from Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island is an island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, located about from Auckland.The island is the second-largest in the Hauraki Gulf after Great Barrier Island. It is the most populated, with nearly 8,000 permanent residents plus another estimated 3,400 who have second or holiday homes...
to Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
hospitals. Pilot training flights (circuits) are not encouraged.
The grass runway is positioned on the top of the ridge line, with a Northerly landing direction. As the area features significant changes in topography, there is the possibility of tricky crosswind
Crosswind
A crosswind is any wind that has a perpendicular component to the line or direction of travel. In aviation, a crosswind is the component of wind that is blowing across the runway making landings and take-offs more difficult than if the wind were blowing straight down the runway...
s, sometimes coming from both sides of the runway at the same time. This along with the local noise sensitivity, is part of the reason that prior permission to land is required before planning of any trip to the airfield.
The airfield is also the only licenced landing site for helicopters on Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island is an island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, located about from Auckland.The island is the second-largest in the Hauraki Gulf after Great Barrier Island. It is the most populated, with nearly 8,000 permanent residents plus another estimated 3,400 who have second or holiday homes...
, although there are some other private landing sites but with capped monthly landing counts.
Operational information
Telephone: 09 372 6158Commercial Fixed-Wing Operations are restricted to Air Discovery unless by prior arrangement.
Landing fees:
Private fixed wing and helicopter operations: $15.00
Commercial fixed wing and helicopter operations: $25.00
Parking:
Overnight: $25.00 includes all landing fees.
Weekly: $50.00 includes all landing fees.
Aviation Fuel:
No aviation fuel is available at the airfield
All commercial and training organisations must contact the airfield manager and register before carrying out any operations.
Sources
- NZAIP Volume 4 AD
- New Zealand AIP page for NZKE airfield (PDF)