Ashburton Aerodrome

Summary

Ashburton Aerodrome (IATA: ASG, ICAO: NZAS) is a small airport 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) to the east of Ashburton township on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand. Newmans Air operated a Christchurch to Queenstown service via Ashburton in the 1980s which allowed skiers to connect to the nearby skifield of Mt. Hutt. Currently there are no scheduled services operating to Ashburton.

Ashburton Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAshburton Airport Authority
LocationAshburton, New Zealand
Elevation AMSL298 ft / 91 m
Coordinates43°54′12″S 171°47′48″E / 43.90333°S 171.79667°E / -43.90333; 171.79667 (Ashburton Aerodrome)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 2,943 897 Grass
06/24 4,554 1,388 Grass
11/29 3,360 1,024 Grass
16/34 3,543 1,080 Grass

Operational information edit

Sources edit

  • NZAIP Volume 4 AD
  • AIP New Zealand (PDF)

See also edit

External links edit

  • Ashburton Aerodrome Official site
  • Ashburton Aviation Museum