Richard Pearse Airport
| Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) |
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Richard Pearse Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Timaru District Council | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Timaru, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 89 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°18′10″S 171°13′31″E / 44.30278°S 171.22528°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.timaru.govt.nz/airport.html | ||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Pearse Airport (IATA: TIU, ICAO: NZTU), also known as Timaru Airport, is located off the Pleasant Point HWY, 4 km north of the suburb Washdyke in Timaru, New Zealand.
The airport takes its name from the local pioneer aviator, Richard Pearse, who allegedly flew before the Wright Brothers. Timaru is a small airport with one gate, with one asphalt runway, and two grass runways, it offers regular Air New Zealand Link flights to Wellington using Bombardier Q300 aircraft, formerly flights were operated to Oamaru and Christchurch. Timaru, along with Invercargill to its south, are the only two major centres without a direct air service to Auckland. Eagle Airways used to operate from Timaru to Wellington.
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