Whakatāne Airport
Airport in Whakatāne, New Zealand
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Whakatāne Airport (IATA: WHK, ICAO: NZWK) is an airport serving the town of Whakatāne, the eastern Bay of Plenty and the tourist attraction of Mount Tarawera, in New Zealand.
Whakatāne Airport Papa Rererangi i Whakatāne | |||||||||||||||
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Whakatāne airport terminal | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Whakatāne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft (6.1 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°55′14″S 176°54′51″E | ||||||||||||||
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  WHK Location of airport in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: World Aero Data [link removed] | |||||||||||||||
History
The airport opened on 24 January 1963 with a new sealed runway and a construction cost of 50,000 pounds.[1] The "excitingly different" terminal building was designed by Roger Walker[2] and completed in 1974. In 2019, Heritage New Zealand listed the airport terminal as a Category I Historic Place.[3] The 90-m runway end safety areas were being extended to 240 m in 2018 to allow larger aircraft such as Saab 340 to land.[4]
Air Chathams operates daily flights to Auckland. They previously used a Metroliner, and have also used a Saab 340 since 29 November 2019.[5] Sunair operates from Hamilton, Gisborne and Napier.
The airport houses a flight school, agricultural aircraft, fixed wing tourist flights and commercial helicopter operations.[6][citation needed]
