Ryan's Creek Aerodrome Explained

Ryan's Creek Aerodrome
Iata:SZS
Icao:NZRC
Type:Public
Operator:South East Air
City-Served:Oban, New Zealand
Location:Stewart Island, New Zealand
Elevation-F:288
Elevation-M:88
Coordinates:-46.8997°N 168.1017°W
Pushpin Map:New Zealand
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Ryan's Creek Aerodrome within New Zealand
Pushpin Label:SZS
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-M:800
R1-Length-F:2,625
Footnotes:Source: New Zealand AIP[1]

Ryan's Creek Aerodrome is a small airstrip on Stewart Island in southern New Zealand.

History

The aerodrome was built in the late 1970s to accommodate operations by Stewart Island Air Services. In the mid-1980s the runway and taxiways were asphalted. In 1990 a hill at one end of the strip was leveled; this left more room for aircraft to land and allowed easier access to the airstrip.

The aerodrome is currently used by Stewart Island Flights for scheduled services to Invercargill Airport.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 288feet above mean sea level.[2] It has one runway, designated "04/22", which measures 800mx66mm (2,600feetx217feetm).

See also

References

  1. Web site: NZRC – Ryan's Creek aerodrome chart . . 7 September 2022 . 7 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220907061342/https://www.aip.net.nz/disclaimer?BackURL=pdf/NZRC_51.1_52.1.pdf . live .
  2. http://www.gcmap.com/airport/NZRC Great Circle Mapper