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Invercargill Airport
Airport Directory » New Zealand » Invercargill » Invercargill AirportAirport information for Invercargill AirportCountry: New ZealandLocation: Invercargill Coordinates: 46.25.00S / 168.19.00E IATA Code: IVC Timezone: GMT +12 Direct flights form Invercargill Airport Direct flights to Invercargill Airport Find connecting flights to Invercargill Airport Find connecting flights from Invercargill Airport |
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Invercargill Airport (IATA: IVC, ICAO: NZNV) is a commanded airport turn up one NM northwest of Invercargill at the southward of the South Island of New Zealand. Formed on repossessed district from the Waihopai River Estuary in 1938, the airport was prone to inundating, the worst being in 1984, going away it unused for 2 calendar month. At this clip the town council advised travel the airport dorsum to Myross Bush, the original location up to 1938. Instead a big inundate protection sceme was made but during its building the airport was swamp once again in 1987 gives thanks to a combination of heavy rainfall and an unusally high tidal heave. Once finished the airport has had no jobs since.
History
The airport's 1st scheduled service was in 1944 by Union Airways' Lockheed ten Electra winging from Dunedin. When the Government nationalized all air hose in 1947, this was downgraded to a deHavilland Dominie as the new international criterion for airports were applied at the same clip. Once the new paved landing track was made in the 1950s, Douglas DC-3s set about functioning. The landing track was continued sporadically over the yr to provide for more modern types such as Fokker F27s, Vickers Viscounts, Jetstream 31 & 41's, Boeing 737s, and BAe 146. Terminal installations have come after suit of clothes but have ever been constitute desire nevertheless Invercargill is the only provincial airport in New Zealand to have a Jetway Installed therefore doing IVC a real unique airport in its own right.
Regular types using the airport currently are, ATR 72-500, Dash 8 Q-300 and the occasional Boeing 737/A320 deviate from Queenstown and/or Dunedin due inclement weather condition.
In 2005, the landing track was continued to 2,210 m at a cost of NZ$5 million, as of 2009 it is the 3rd longest civilian landing track nationally.
The Airport is now in the function of a $5.5m Facelift, foremost the contruction of an Arterial Road and a covered walk to the Terminal. Secondly the Enlargement of the Terminal Building towards the the Runway, work is in function and anticipated to complete by stop of this yr.
Antarctic Operations
Although only of all time a maintain airport during World War 2, armed forces functioning have stay rare due to Christchurch being pick out as the independent Operation Deep Freeze Base in 1949 and what was then Taieri Aerodrome acting as a going point for shorter bush aircraft caput southward. The occasional Antarctic voyage did district at Invercargill if Taieri was closed. JATO influence was take to attend to to a great extent ladled aircraft off the land. Today the airport is see by the ANG and RNZAF as division of voyage recreation grooming. The biggest aircraft to bring down at Invercargill is the Boeing C17 Globemaster, although the landing track has been "bombinated" by USAF DC-10, C141 Starlifters and C5 Galaxy.
Scheduled Routes
- Christchurch (Air New Zealand underling: Air Nelson, and Mount Cook Airline) using ATR 72-500, Bombardier Dash 8-Q300.
- Wellington (Air Nelson)using Bombardier Dash 8-Q300.
- Stewart Island (Southern Air) using Britten Norman Islanders.
Operational Information
Nav helps
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VOR/DME 116.8 NV
- Lighting
- 04/22 LIL ALS, REIL, PAPI three levels,
- ANB
- WDI
- Taxiway border
- Apron border and swamp
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Standby influence available
- FAL
- Passenger
- Limited fix
- RFS CAT four or five
- Avgas: BP and Mobil. Jet A1 Mobil.
The airport is functioned by Invercargill Airport Ltd, +6432140571 and is available for common use without the permission of the operator
Sources
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