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New Wellington Second Airport
http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/283316...ject-lifts-off
Despite strong opposition due to noise concerns, Wellington is to get it's second commercial Airport Quote:
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Also at Flight Global
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...n-airport.html Article mentions Air NZ to base some Q300s there. |
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I'm showing my age here but I can remember when Wellington airport was at Paraparaumu, before the current Wellington airport opened in 1959.
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This sounds like it might be the same Airport. I've seen GA operating there including watching a Warrior doing circuits wishing I was up there. Looks like a much more interesting view there over the water than where I did mine at Bankstown.
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Is the location of the new airport less windy at all?
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Anywhere is less windy than NZWN.
Paraparaumu is about 50 km north of Wellington on the west coast. Part of the wind problem with NZWN is its geographic location on a narrow piece of land right on Cook Strait. I don't know how successful it will be. It's a bit like the Avalon/Melbourne thing and the traffic on that road can be hell. |
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