Ashburton Aerodrome is a small airport to the east of
Ashburton township on the east coast of the
South Island
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New Zealand
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Newmans Air operated a Christchurch to Queenstown service via Ashburton in the 1980s which allowed skiers to connect to the nearby skifield of Mt. Hutt. Currently there are no scheduled services operating to Ashburton.
Operational information
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Pilot Controlled Lighting Pilot-controlled lighting (PCL), also known as aircraft radio control of aerodrome lighting (ARCAL) or pilot-activated lighting (PAL), is a system that allows aircraft pilots to control the lighting of an airport or airfield's approach lights, runw ...
Runway 16/34
*Circuit: All runways left hand
**Circuit Height: 1300 ft AMSL
Sources
*NZAIP Volume 4 AD
AIP New Zealand (PDF)
See also
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List of airports in New Zealand
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List of airlines of New Zealand
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Transport in New Zealand
External links
Ashburton Aerodrome Official siteAshburton Aviation Museum
Airports in New Zealand
Transport buildings and structures in Canterbury, New Zealand
Ashburton, New Zealand
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