Whakatāne Airport facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Whakatāne Airport Papa Rererangi i Whakatāne
Whakatāne airport terminal
IATA: WHK ICAO: NZWK
Summary
Location	Whakatāne, New Zealand
Elevation AMSL	20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	37°55′14″S 176°54′51″E / 37.92056°S 176.91417°E / -37.92056; 176.91417
Map
WHK Location in North Island
Runway
Runway Length Surface ft m 09R/27L 2,461 750 Grass 09L/27R 4,200 1,280 Asphalt
Source: World Aero Data [1]

Whakatāne Airport terminal.

Whakatāne Airport (IATA: WHK, ICAO: NZWK) is an airport serving the town of Whakatāne, New Zealand, the Eastern Bay of Plenty and the tourist attractions of Mount Tarawera and White Island.

History

The airport opened on 24 January 1963 with a new sealed runway ant a construction cost of 50,000 pounds. It had a 250m runway end safety area (RESA) added to allow larger aircraft such as Saab 340 to land.

Air Chathams operates daily flights to Auckland with a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner.

Colourful Air Chathams Fairchild Metroliner on the tarmac at Whakatāne Airport. The aircraft is used exclusively by the airline to maintain a scheduled air service between the Bay of Plenty town and Auckland International Airport.

The airport houses a flight school, agricultural aircraft, fixed wing tourist flights and commercial helicopter operations.

The "excitingly different" terminal building was designed by Roger Walker and completed in 1974. In 2019, Heritage New Zealand listed the airport terminal as a Category I Historic Place. Air Chathams began serving Whakatāne with the Saab 340 on 29 November 2019.

Airlines and destinations

See also

In Spanish: Aeropuerto de Whakatane para niños