Waiheke Island Aerodrome is a private airport on

Waiheke Island Waiheke Island (; Māori: ) is the second-largest island (after Great Barrier Island) in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand. Its ferry terminal in Matiatia Bay at the western end is from the central-city terminal in Auckland. It is the most pop ...

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northeast of

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General

Waiheke Island Aerodrome is situated on the top of a ridge line south of

Onetangi Bay Onetangi is a settlement on the north coast of Waiheke Island in New Zealand. It has a long white-sand beach fronting onto Onetangi Bay. The name means "Weeping Sands" in the Māori language, and comes from a battle in 1821 during the Musket ...

and is the only airport on

. It is privately owned and operated and prior permission to land is required. The airport is used primarily for residents of and visitors to

where Waiheke Wings is the only island-based operator. The airfield is also used for

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from

hospitals. The grass runway is positioned on the top of the ridge line with the northerly landing direction preferred due to the uphill slope. As the area features significant changes in topography there is the possibility of tricky

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s, sometimes coming from both sides of the runway concurrently. This, along with the local noise sensitivity, is one reason why prior permission to land is required before planning of any trip to the airfield. The airfield is also the only licensed landing site for helicopters on

, although there are other private landing sites but with capped monthly landing counts.

Sources

*NZAIP Volume 4 AD http://www.aip.net.nz/pdf/NZKE_51.1_52.1.pdf

External links

Satellite Map of Waiheke Island Aerodrome
{{authority control Airports in New Zealand Transport in Auckland Waiheke Island Transport buildings and structures in the Auckland Region

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