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Invercargill Airport

Invercargill Airport Start or finish your New Zealand experience at Invercargill Airport.

Invercargill is situated at the far south of the South Island of New Zealand and located close to the southern tourist attractions of Queenstown, Fiordland, Stewart Island and the Catlins.

The airport is only 3 km from the centre of the bustling provincial city of Invercargill (population 50,000). Both Air New Zealand and Origin Pacific (code shared with Qantas) operate regular scheduled services to Christchurch and beyond. Regular scheduled services to Stewart Island are operated by Stewart Island Flights.

The airport has a modern terminal building and international arrival and departure facilities are also available. It has a sealed runway of length 1,710 metres. Not only does it receive occasional charter flights from Australia, it is used by Qantas for diverted flights between Australia and Queenstown if Queenstown airport is inoperable due to adverse weather conditions.

HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT OF INVERCARGILL AIRPORT

Invercargill Airport The land for airport development was purchased in 1934. The land is reclaimed estuary land and the airport was constructed during World War 2 so that it could be used as an emergency landing ground for the military.

The first commercial aircraft operation was in 1944 when passenger services to Dunedin were introduced using Lockheed Electra aircraft.

Subsequent significant events and dates are as follows:

1952 - First Terminal building opened
1956 - Runway lengthened to 3,500 feet and sealed, DC3s introduced
1957 - Hangar No. 3 constructed, allowing large aircraft to remain overnight
1958 - Joint Venture Agreement between the Government / Local Authorities to own and manage the airport
1960 - Runway extended to 4,000 feet
. . .
2001 - Tasman Pacific Airlines of NZ placed into receivership and subsequently into liquidation
2001 - Air NZ increased its number of scheduled flights to provide additional capacity in view of the Qantas NZ collapse
2002 - Origin Pacific commenced operations into Invercargill
2003 - Upgraded passenger baggage claim facility opened

Operator: Invercargill Airport Ltd

Address:

Private Bag 90104
Invercargill 
New Zealand 

Phone: (03) 214 3654

Fax: (03) 214 3684

E-mail: admin at invercargillairport co nz

Certificated Aerodrome 1NM W of Invercargill at an elevation of 5 feet.


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General Info
Country New Zealand
ICAO ID NZNV
Time UTC+12(+13DT)
Latitude -46.412408
46° 24' 44.67" S
Longitude 168.312992
168° 18' 46.77" E
Elevation 5 feet
2 meters
Type Civil
Magnetic Variation 025° E (01/04)
Beacon Yes
Operating Agency NEW ZEALAND CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY
Operating Hours SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS


Communications
TWR
Opr 1820-0745Z++ Sun-Fri; 1835Z++ Fri- 0715Z++ Sat; 1835Z++ Sat- 0745Z++ Sun.
118.5
122.4
5592
CTAF
Outside twr hrs contact Christchurch con (0800 626 756) for clearance.
118.5
APP
Opr 1820-0745Z++ Sun-Fri; 1835Z++ Fri- 0715Z++ Sat; 1835Z++ Sat- 0745Z++ Sun.
118.5
122.4
5592
Communications Remarks  
APP Provides FIS.
TWR Provides FIS.


Runways
ID Dimensions Surface PCN ILS
04/22 5610 x 148 feet
1710 x 45 meters
ASPHALT 040FBXT NO
04R/22L 2280 x 66 feet
695 x 20 meters
GRASS OR EARTH NOT GRADED OR ROLLED. - NO
07/25 1398 x 66 feet
426 x 20 meters
GRASS OR EARTH NOT GRADED OR ROLLED. - NO
12/30 2894 x 82 feet
882 x 25 meters
GRASS OR EARTH NOT GRADED OR ROLLED. - NO


Navaids
Type ID Name Channel Freq Distance From Field Bearing From Navaid
VOR-DME NV INVERCARGILL 115X 116.8 At Field -
NDB NV INVERCARGILL - 214 At Field -


Supplies/Equipment
Fuel Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.

100/130 octane gasoline, leaded, MIL-L-5572F (GREEN)


Remarks
CAUTION Bird haz. MET balloons released dly.
FUEL (NC-100,A1)
LGT Remote ctl of lgt avbl PN with opr fone C(03) 214-0571.
MISC Ldg fees.
RSTD Simultaneous opr on parl paved and grass Rwy 04-22 only for acft blw 12,500 lb, vis 2.7 NM and ATC on duty. If tkof nec on Rwy 04, begin tkof fr rwy end. Twy hldg Posn B may only be used when auth by ATC.



Runway 04/22

5610 x 148 feet
1710 x 45 meters



Runway 04
Surface ASPHALT
True Heading 065.0
Latitude -46.415656
46° 24' 56.36" S
Longitude 168.302972
168° 18' 10.70" E
Elevation 4.0 feet
1 meters
Slope 0.0°
Landing Distance 5610 feet
1710 meters
Takeoff Distance 5610 feet
1710 meters
Lighting System MIRL
LIRL
REIL
M
PAPI

Runway 22
Surface ASPHALT
True Heading 245.0
Latitude -46.409158
46° 24' 32.97" S
Longitude 168.323014
168° 19' 22.85" E
Elevation 3.0 feet
1 meters
Slope 0.0°
Landing Distance 5610 feet
1710 meters
Takeoff Distance 5610 feet
1710 meters
Lighting System LIRL
REIL
M
PAPI



Runway 04R/22L

2280 x 66 feet
695 x 20 meters



Runway 04R
Surface GRASS OR EARTH NOT GRADED OR ROLLED.
True Heading 065.0
Latitude -46.413914
46° 24' 50.09" S
Longitude 168.313108
168° 18' 47.19" E
Landing Distance 2162 feet
659 meters
Takeoff Distance 2280 feet
695 meters
Displaced Threshold Length 118 feet
36 meters

Runway 22L
Surface GRASS OR EARTH NOT GRADED OR ROLLED.
True Heading 245.0
Latitude -46.411383
46° 24' 40.98" S
Longitude 168.320814
168° 19' 14.93" E
Landing Distance 2280 feet
695 meters
Takeoff Distance 2280 feet
695 meters



Runway 07/25

1398 x 66 feet
426 x 20 meters



Runway 07
Surface GRASS OR EARTH NOT GRADED OR ROLLED.
True Heading 093.0
Latitude -46.411586
46° 24' 41.71" S
Longitude 168.319031
168° 19' 08.51" E
Landing Distance 1398 feet
426 meters
Takeoff Distance 1398 feet
426 meters

Runway 25
Surface GRASS OR EARTH NOT GRADED OR ROLLED.
True Heading 273.0
Latitude -46.411736
46° 24' 42.25" S
Longitude 168.323811
168° 19' 25.72" E
Landing Distance 1349 feet
411 meters
Takeoff Distance 1398 feet
426 meters
Displaced Threshold Length 49 feet
15 meters



Runway 12/30

2894 x 82 feet
882 x 25 meters



Runway 12
Surface GRASS OR EARTH NOT GRADED OR ROLLED.
True Heading 141.0
Latitude -46.409733
46° 24' 35.04" S
Longitude 168.312508
168° 18' 45.03" E
Elevation 5.0 feet
2 meters
Slope -0.2°
Landing Distance 2756 feet
840 meters
Takeoff Distance 2894 feet
882 meters
Displaced Threshold Length 138 feet
42 meters

Runway 30
Surface GRASS OR EARTH NOT GRADED OR ROLLED.
True Heading 321.0
Latitude -46.415803
46° 24' 56.89" S
Longitude 168.319633
168° 19' 10.68" E
Elevation 0.0 feet
0 meters
Slope 0.2°
Landing Distance 2792 feet
851 meters
Takeoff Distance 2894 feet
882 meters
Displaced Threshold Length 102 feet
31 meters


Navaids



INVERCARGILL
Type ID Channel Freq Country State
NDB NV - 214 New Zealand -
Latitude Longitude Airport
-46.418725
46° 25' 07.41" S
168.332639
168° 19' 57.50" E
NZNV


INVERCARGILL
Type ID Channel Freq Country State
VOR-DME NV 115X 116.8 New Zealand -
Latitude Longitude Airport
-46.411561
46° 24' 41.62" S
168.317608
168° 19' 03.39" E
NZNV





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