Rotorua Airport
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Taxiing aircraft on Rotorua's main runway

Rotorua Regional Airport is an airport in Rotorua, New Zealand (IATA: ROT, ICAO: NZRO). It originally opened in 1963, with a 1378m x 30m tarmac runway, replacing the old Whakarewarewa Aerodrome. The old Aerodrome was just north of Sala Street and is now a suburban area. The present airport has had its runway extended to 1622m around 2002, and is presently extending the runway north by 150m^[1], to allow the Airbus A320 to land there. Plans are afoot to further increase the pavement to allow regular commercial jet services to Australia; the terminal building has been upgraded to include immigration and customs areas to allow this. (Sources: Official Website of Rotorua Airport, Whites Aviation January 1964, AIP New Zealand).

Airlines and Destinations

• Air New Zealand
  • Air New Zealand operated by Eagle Airways (Auckland)
  • Air New Zealand operated by Mount Cook Airline (Christchurch, Queenstown)
  • Air New Zealand operated by Air Nelson (Wellington)
• Qantas
  • Qantas operated by JetConnect (Christchurch, Queenstown)

Location

The location is 38°06′33″S, 176°19′02″E, around 5.7 miles (9.17 km) northeast of Rotorua.

References

Further reading

• $24 million airport project for Rotorua (The New Zealand Herald) 2008-02-19
• Business boss says it's 'grim' (The Daily Post) 2007-07-06
• Hapu accuses council of racism over airport compo plan (The Daily Post) 2007-06-26
• Iwi attacks Rotorua airport plans (National Business Review) 2007-06-25
• Rotorua airport expansion faces hurdles (National Business Review) 2007-06-12
• Rotorua airport takes off (3:46) (TVNZ) 2007-05-28
• Airport decision a runway success for all (Rotorua Review) 2007-05-17
• Green light for runway that could open tourist gateway (The New Zealand Herald) 2007-05-10
• Rotorua Airport's new car park system taking off (The New Zealand Herald) 2007-04-28
• Ozjet undecided on Rotorua base (The New Zealand Herald) 2007-04-14
• Virtual airborne tour of Rotorua (The New Zealand Herald) 2007-04-04
• Rotorua Airport Battle (6:05) (TVNZ) 2006-10-13
• Council accused of arrogance over runway (The New Zealand Herald) 2006-02-08
• Rotorua gets ready for international flights (The New Zealand Herald) 2006-01-09
• Flights to Australia due next Christmas (The Daily Post) 2005-12-09
• International flights to start from Rotorua (The New Zealand Herald) 2005-12-08
• Rotorua mayor seeks $10m airport backing (The New Zealand Herald) 2005-11-01
• Transtasman plans for Rotorua Airport take off (The Daily Post) 2005-09-03
• Freight plane makes emergency landing (The New Zealand Herald) 2005-07-25
• Jean Batten sculpture finally lands at airport (The New Zealand Herald) 2005-07-18
• Passengers to carry cost of air safety (The New Zealand Herald) 2005-04-14
• PM feared for life in mid-air scare (The New Zealand Herald) 2005-04-13
• Greens join opposition to Rotorua Airport plan (The New Zealand Herald) 2005-04-12
• Government should have been told about airport plans, says MP (The New Zealand Herald) 2005-03-23
• More opposition to regional airport security levy (The New Zealand Herald) 2005-03-07
• Rotorua's trans-Tasman air plans may be scuttled by security fees (The New Zealand Herald) 2005-03-03

External links

• Rotorua Airport Official Site
• Rotorua District Council Airport Services Site
• MetService weather observations and forecast at Rotorua Airport
• Bay of Plenty Regional Council Publication - Bay of Plenty Regional Airports Requirements - Final Report 2002-12-17
• Rotorua District Council Publication - Rotorua Regional Airport Development Strategy Designations and Plan Change 2005-12-16
• Rotorua District Council Publication - Rotorua Regional Airport - Trans-Tasman Demand and Economic Impact Assessment 2005-09
• Aviation Safety Network (ASN) - Rotorua Regional Airport profile
• World Aero Data - Rotorua Regional Airport profile

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