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The airport takes its name from the local pioneer aviator, Richard Pearse, who allegedly flew in powered flight before the Wright Brothers.The airport is a small regional airport with one gate, one asphalt runway and two grass runways.
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Richard William Pearse (3 December 1877 – 29 July 1953) was a New Zealand farmer and inventor who performed pioneering aviation experiments. Witnesses interviewed many years afterwards describe observing Pearse flying and landing a powered heavier-than-air machine on 31 March 1903, nine months before the Wright brothers flew.
Also see airport category and list. NFCI (ICI) – Cicia Airport – Cicia; NFCS (CST) – Castaway Island Airport – Castaway Island (Qalito), Mamanuca Islands; NFFA (BFJ) – Ba Airport – Ba, Viti Levu; NFFN (NAN) – Nadi International Airport – Nadi, Viti Levu; NFFO (PTF) – Malolo Lailai Airport – Malolo Lailai; NFFR (RBI) – Rabi ...
Reverted to civilian use as Richard Pearse Airport. RNZAF Waitaki: Otago: Now Oamaru Airport. RNZAF Ranfurly Otago: RNZAF Cromwell Otago: RNZAF Hillside: Otago: 1939 1940 The Hillside Railway Workshops are still occupied by KiwiRail, the successor to New Zealand Railways. RNZAF Taieri: Otago: 1939 1959 Reverted to civilian use as Taieri ...
Wellington International Airport [4] (IATA: WLG, ICAO: NZWN) — formerly known as Rongotai Aerodrome or Rongotai Airport, or simply Wellington Airport — is an international airport located in the suburb of Rongotai in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. It lies 5.5 km (3.0 nmi; 3.4 mi) south-east from the city centre.
South Canterbury Museum is a museum located in Timaru, New Zealand and owned by the Timaru District Council. [1] [2] [3] Its collections include natural history specimens, Māori artefacts, European settlement and recent social history and documentary history.
This is a list of the busiest airports in New Zealand by passenger numbers and aircraft movements. Passenger numbers are tabulated annually at the end of the financial year (30 June, for the majority of airports). The top 15 airports are shown. Auckland Airport Christchurch Airport Wellington Airport Queenstown Airport Nelson Airport Dunedin ...