Glentanner Aerodrome Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. History of Mt Cook Airlines/pub1990
  2. Web site: 2021-08-25 . Watch: Rocket Lab rival runs test flights near Aoraki/Mt Cook . 2024-08-06 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.