Waiheke Island Aerodrome

Waiheke Island Aerodrome
File:NZKE.jpg
IATA: WIK – ICAO: NZKE
Summary
Airport type	Private
Location	Onetangi Bay
Elevation AMSL	445 ft / 137 m
Coordinates
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 2,123 655 Grass

Waiheke Island Aerodrome (IATA: WIK, ICAO: NZKE) is a private airport on Waiheke Island, 17 NM North East of Auckland, New Zealand.

General

Waiheke Island Aerodrome is situated on the top of a ridge line south of Onetangi Bay and is the only airport on Waiheke Island. Privately owned and run, prior permission to land is required. The airport is used primarily for residents of and visitors to Waiheke Island where Flight Hauraki is the only Island-based operator. The airfield is also used for medevac from Waiheke Island to Auckland hospitals.

The grass runway is positioned on the top of the ridge line, with a Northerly landing direction. As the area features significant changes in topography, there is the possibility of tricky crosswinds, sometimes coming from both sides of the runway at the same time. This along with the local noise sensitivity, is part of the reason that prior permission to land is required before planning of any trip to the airfield.

The airfield is also the only licensed landing site for helicopters on Waiheke Island, although there are some other private landing sites but with capped monthly landing counts.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Flight Hauraki	Ardmore, Claris, Okiwi

Sources

• NZAIP Volume 4 AD
• New Zealand AIP page for NZKE airfield (PDF)

See also

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

External links

• Satellite Map of Waiheke Island Aerodrome
• Flight Hauraki - Waiheke Island-based Air Transport Operator