Lake Tekapo Airport is a Non-Certificated Airport west of Lake Tekapo township in the Mackenzie District of the

South Island The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman ...

in New Zealand. The airport was constructed by

Air Safaris Air Safaris was a British scheduled and charter airline from 1959 to 1962. History Air Safaris Limited was formed on 26 November 1959 equipped with four-engined Handley Page Hermes and twin-engined Vickers VC.1 Viking, Vickers Viking airlin ...

in 1974 for scenic charter flights over the Southern Alps.

Operational information

Movements restricted to paved areas. Non-standard RWY markings for Air Safaris reference and use only. CAUTION: Main highway on approach to RWY 11. Maintain adequate clearance. CAUTION: Tekapo/Mackenzie heliport located 1.5NM to SW of aerodrome. VFR operations within NZB978 Southern Alps MBZ are subject to special procedures. Refer to ENR 1.16 VFR Procedures, Mount Cook/Westland.
LED emergency lighting available — full length. VFR night operations limited to Air Safaris approved pilots. Fuel: Greenstone Energy Swipecard AVGAS, Jet A1

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Sources

*NZAIP Volume 4 AD
AIP New Zealand (PDF)
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