Glentanner Aerodrome
Glentanner Aerodrome | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Mr R K Ivey, Glentanner Station | ||||||||||
| Location | Lake Pukaki | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,824 ft / 556 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°54′24″S 170°07′42″E / 43.90667°S 170.12833°E | ||||||||||
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Glentanner Aerodrome (IATA: GTN, ICAO: NZGT) is an aerodrome located at the north west end of Lake Pukaki in New Zealand. From 1987 onwards to their demise Newmans Air operated Dash-7 aircraft into Glentanner from Christchurch and Queenstown.
Formerly used as a standby airport for Mount Cook Airlines if the Mount Cook Airport was closed due to inclement weather. Paved and capable of handling aircraft up to Hawker Siddeley HS748 size. A small bus transfer terminal with a couple of baggage trolleys were based at the strip.[1]
Air Safaris operates sightseeing flights at this aerodrome.
Dawn Aerospace uses Glentanner for test flights of their Aurora suborbital spaceplane with flights beginning in 2021.[2]
Operational information
[edit]- Circuit
- RWY 15 Left hand
- RWY 33 Right hand
- Stock graze occasionally, pilots check status.
- Severe turbulence may be encountered in strong winds
- VFR operations may be subject to special procedures.
References
[edit]- ^ History of Mt Cook Airlines/pub1990
- ^ Bradley, Grant (25 August 2021). "Watch: Rocket Lab rival runs test flights near Aoraki/Mt Cook". NZ Herald. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
Sources
[edit]- NZAIP Volume 4 AD
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