Sounds Air has the only scheduled services into Westport, flying to Wellington using nine-seat Pilatus PC-12s. Air New Zealand previously had daily flights, operated by Eagle Airways Beechcraft 1900D aircraft, until April 2015, when Sounds Air commenced scheduled flights to and from Westport. In 2002 Air West Coast connected Westport to Greymouth, Christchurch and Wellington; these services were discontinued due to high costs and lack of passengers on 27 June 2008.[1]Air Chathams also operates Saab 340 aircraft flights on an Ad-Hoc basis.
F27 about to arrive in Westport in 1979.The Westport Airport terminal and runway (2013).
The airport had services as far back as 1947 with Air Travel connecting Westport to Nelson and south to Hokitika. Later NAC operated these flights onto Wellington with Dragon Rapide aircraft. In March 1952 the much larger Douglas DC-3s were used on the Westport-Nelson-Wellington route. The year ended 31 March 1966 saw Wesport handle 7,557 passengers, an increase from 6,615 the year before.[2] The runway was sealed in October 1970 to allow Friendship flights from Christchurch via Hokitika and onto Nelson and Wellington 6 days per week. Both the northbound and the southbound services flew into Westport in the afternoon.[3] The airport terminal was refurbished in 2007.[4]
westport, airport, zealand, westport, airport, airport, kawatiri, westport, zealand, iata, icao, nzws, westport, airportiata, wszicao, nzwssummarylocationwestport, zealandelevation, amsl13, mcoordinates41, 73806, 58083, 73806, 58083websitehttp, bullerdc, govt,. Westport Airport is an airport in Kawatiri Westport New Zealand IATA WSZ ICAO NZWS Westport AirportIATA WSZICAO NZWSSummaryLocationWestport New ZealandElevation AMSL13 ft 4 mCoordinates41 44 17 S 171 34 51 E 41 73806 S 171 58083 E 41 73806 171 58083Websitehttp bullerdc govt nz airport MapWSZLocation of airport in West CoastRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m04 22 4 200 1 280 AsphaltSource World Aero Data 1 Sounds Air has the only scheduled services into Westport flying to Wellington using nine seat Pilatus PC 12s Air New Zealand previously had daily flights operated by Eagle Airways Beechcraft 1900D aircraft until April 2015 when Sounds Air commenced scheduled flights to and from Westport In 2002 Air West Coast connected Westport to Greymouth Christchurch and Wellington these services were discontinued due to high costs and lack of passengers on 27 June 2008 1 Air Chathams also operates Saab 340 aircraft flights on an Ad Hoc basis F27 about to arrive in Westport in 1979 The Westport Airport terminal and runway 2013 Contents 1 History 2 Airlines and destinations 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThe airport had services as far back as 1947 with Air Travel connecting Westport to Nelson and south to Hokitika Later NAC operated these flights onto Wellington with Dragon Rapide aircraft In March 1952 the much larger Douglas DC 3s were used on the Westport Nelson Wellington route The year ended 31 March 1966 saw Wesport handle 7 557 passengers an increase from 6 615 the year before 2 The runway was sealed in October 1970 to allow Friendship flights from Christchurch via Hokitika and onto Nelson and Wellington 6 days per week Both the northbound and the southbound services flew into Westport in the afternoon 3 The airport terminal was refurbished in 2007 4 Airlines and destinations editAirlinesDestinationsSounds AirWellington 5 See also edit nbsp Aviation portal nbsp New Zealand portalList of airports in New Zealand List of airlines of New Zealand Transport in New ZealandReferences edit Steve Lowe 15 May 2011 Flying on a wing and a prayer 3rd Level NZ Retrieved 18 October 2015 Westport News 21 April 1966 Lowe Steve 10 May 2015 The National Carrier at Westport 3rd Level NZ Retrieved 18 October 2015 Westport Airport West Coast New Zealand westcoast co nz Retrieved 11 October 2018 Exciting news for Sounds Air and Wesport 21 January 2015 Retrieved 18 October 2015 nbsp This West Coast Region New Zealand geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a New Zealand airport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Westport Airport New Zealand amp oldid 1177930707, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
