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Auckland Airport
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Auckland Airport
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Auckland Airport...
Auckland International Airport is the largest and busiest international airport
in New Zealand serving
more than 12 million passengers a year. Auckland International Airport is located in Mangere, a western suburb
of Manukau City, 21 km from Auckland city centre. Auckland International Airport is the central hub for Air New Zealand.
Auckland International
Airport is one
of New Zealand’s most important infrastructure assets – it
provides thousands of jobs for the region, is the country’s
second-largest cargo port by value, contributes around $14 billion
to the economy, and brings over four million visitors to New Zealand
each year. Around 70% of international travelers arrive or depart
here.
In terms
of total passenger numbers, Auckland International Airport is the fourth largest in Australasia
after Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney), Melbourne Airport
and Brisbane International Airport (Eagle Farm). However, as both
the CEO of Auckland International
Airport and the Prime Minister of New Zealand have recently
noted, it is second largest airport in Australasia in terms of high-yield
international passengers, being around 50% larger than Melbourne Airport.
The site
of Auckland International Airport was first used as an airfield
by the Auckland Aero Club. In 1928, the club leased some land from
a dairy farmer to accommodate the club's three De Havilland Gypsy
Moths. The club president noted at the time that the site "has many
advantages of vital importance for an aerodrome and training ground.
It has good approaches, is well drained and is free from power lines,
buildings and fogs."
In 1960,
work started to transform the site into Auckland's main airport, taking over from Whenuapai
in the north-west of the city. Much of the runway is on land reclaimed
from the Manukau Harbor.
The first flight to leave was an Air New Zealand DC-8 in November
1965, bound for Sydney. Auckland International Airport was officially opened the
following year, with a 'grand air pageant' on Auckland Anniversary
weekend - 29 to 31 January 1966.
A new
international terminal, named after Jean Batten, was built in 1977.
The most recent substantial upgrade was in 2005, separating arriving
and departing passengers.
Currently, Auckland International Airport is undergoing a series of
major construction projects, which will see large changes, including
a second runway.
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