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| Hawke's Bay Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Air New Zealand Bombardier Q300 on the tarmac at Napier Airport, November 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Crown (50%) Napier City (26%) Hastings District (24%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Hawke's Bay Airport Ltd | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Hastings and Napier | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | State Highway 2, Westshore, Napier, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2 m / 7 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°28′06″S 176°52′18″E / 39.46833°S 176.87167°E / -39.46833; 176.87167 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.hawkesbay-airport.co.nz | ||||||||||||||||||
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  NPELocation of airport in North Island | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Statistics (July 2017 to June 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Hawke's Bay Airport (IATA: NPE, ICAO: NZNR), also known as Napier Airport, is an airport in Napier, New Zealand. Located in the suburb of Westshore, the airport serves domestic flights to the main centres of Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington. It opened officially in 1964, many years after the first flight to the area.
452,000 travellers passed through the terminal between January 2012 and June 2013. This number increased to 652,426 by June of 2017.
In April 2018, a major redevelopment project began to expand and refresh the terminal building by 1500sqm (16,000 square feet). It opened on 5 August, 2021 after numerous delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
History
The airport is located in the Napier suburb of Westshore, and is sometimes referred to as Napier Airport. It is sited on the former Ahuriri Lagoon, an area which was raised above sea level by the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.
In late 2010 to early 2011 the main runway was extended to 1750 metres with 240-metre Runway End Safety Areas at either end which is long enough to accommodate jet services (A320 aircraft) operated by Air New Zealand on domestic operations. A terminal reconfiguration, along with a full-scale security fence, would be required before scheduled domestic jet services could commence. At this stage further development to enable trans-Tasman services is not planned. Hawke's Bay Airport has received resource consent from the Napier City Council to begin Stage 1 of a significant multimillion-dollar business park development.
In November 2013, Hawke's Bay Airport announced advanced planning to further lengthen its main runway from 1750m to 1940m no later than 2018, and a significant terminal expansion and redevelopment to cope with significantly higher than projected annual increases in passengers numbers. It was also named New Zealand Regional Airport of the Year 2013.
Hawke's Bay Airport is currently in discussion with airline partners which could see A320 jets introduced from 2020 and new routes likely to be direct services to Queenstown initiated.
In the financial year ending June 2017, the airport saw record numbers pass through its doors, at 652,426. It remains the 7th busiest airport in New Zealand.
A smaller airport is located 22 km to the south, near Hastings, called the Hastings Aerodrome. It is primarily used for flight training and recreational aviation, which the Hawke's Bay Airport does not offer.
A new airport terminal and building worth $25 million NZD opened on 5 August 2021 after numerous delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic since the start of the project back in 2018.
The airport announced on 17 October that from February 20, 2022, Air France and Transavia would begin serving domestic routes in New Zealand from Napier, making them the first foreign airlines to serve flights out of Napier.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Napier | Gisborne |
| Air New Zealand | Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington |
| Air France* | Auckland, Christchurch |
| Transavia* | Auckland, Wellington, Queenstown, Nelson, New Plymouth, Dunedin |
| Originair | Hamilton, Nelson, Palmerston North |
*Air France and Transavia begin flights from Napier on February 20, 2022.
See also
- List of airports in New Zealand
- List of airlines of New Zealand
- Transport in New Zealand
- List of busiest airports in New Zealand
References
- "Statistics | Hawke's Bay Airport".
- Hendery, Simon (24 October 2014). "Airport terminal to cater for more fliers" – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
- "Newsroom - Hawke's Bay Airport". Archived from the original on 29 September 2008.
- ^ "Record Number of Passengers through Hawke's Bay Airport | Hawke's Bay Airport". www.hawkesbay-airport.co.nz. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- Flaws, Bonnie (24 March 2019). "Hawke's Bay Airport makes a quick turnaround after Arrow's collapse". Stuff. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "History | Hawke's Bay Airport | Hawke's Bay Airport". www.hawkesbay-airport.co.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- "New Airport opens for Hawkes Bay". Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- Ashton, Andrew (6 March 2019). "Air Napier locks in six flights a week on Gisborne route". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- "Nelson's Originair expanding to Hawke's Bay". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 August 2021.