Glentanner Aerodrome | |
Iata: | GTN |
Icao: | NZGT |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Mr R K Ivey, Glentanner Station |
Location: | Lake Pukaki |
Elevation-F: | 1,824 |
Elevation-M: | 556 |
R1-Number: | 15/33 |
R1-Length-F: | 3,166 |
R1-Length-M: | 965 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Glentanner Aerodrome is an aerodrome located at the north west end of Lake Pukaki in New Zealand. From 1987 onwards to their demise Newmans Air operated Dash-7 aircraft into Glentanner from Christchurch and Queenstown.
Formerly used as a standby airport for Mount Cook Airlines if the Mount Cook Airport was closed due to inclement weather. Paved and capable of handling aircraft up to Hawker Siddeley HS748 size. A small bus transfer terminal with a couple of baggage trolleys were based at the strip.[1]
Air Safaris operates sightseeing flights at this aerodrome.
Dawn Aerospace uses Glentanner for test flights of their Aurora suborbital spaceplane with flights beginning in 2021.[2]