Alexandra Aerodrome

Alexandra Aerodrome
IATA: ALR ICAO: NZLX
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Central Otago District Council
Serves	Alexandra, New Zealand
Elevation AMSL	752 ft / 229 m
Coordinates	45°12′42″S 169°22′24″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 01/19 2,139 652 Grass 14R/32L 3,937 1,200 Asphalt 14L/32R 3,937 1,200 Grass

Alexandra Aerodrome (IATA: ALR, ICAO: NZLX) is an aerodrome 2 NM (3.7 km) northwest of Alexandra, New Zealand.

History

The aerodrome saw South Pacific Airlines of New Zealand (SPANZ) operate Douglas DC-3 services from December 1960 to February 1966; then Mount Cook Airlines used Britten-Norman Islanders from 1969 to 1991, connecting to Dunedin and Queenstown. Goldfields Air flew during 1985–86 to Christchurch. Pacifica Air flew into Alexandra during 1988–89; and Airlink during 1989.

In 2007-2008 Mainland Air trialled scheduled services from Dunedin to Alexandra and Queenstown, but due to lack of patronage these did not continue. Mainland Aviation College, a division of Mainland Air, set up a flight training college in late 2009 which no longer operates in Alexandra. Nowadays, the Central Otago Flying Club now operates a Cessna fleet consisting of a Cessna 172 (ZK-XPD) and a Cessna 150 (ZK-DNO) which are available for hire for club members, and are used for flight training.

Operational Information

• Circuit
  • Powered aircraft
    • 01/19, 32 Left hand
    • 14 Right hand
  • Gliders and tugs
    • 14 Left hand
    • 32 Right hand
• FAL
  • Mobil Aerostop, Jet A1, Avgas100
  • BP Jet A1
  • RFS CAT1 located in terminal area

See also

• List of airports in New Zealand
• List of airlines of New Zealand
• Transport in New Zealand

Sources

• NZAIP Volume 4 AD
• Alexandra Aerodrome at Airports Worldwide
• Central Otago Flying Club