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Tauranga Airport is an airport serving the city of Tauranga, New Zealand. It is located adjacent to Tauranga Harbour in the suburb of Mount Maunganui, approximately 3km northeast of Tauranga CBD. The terminal is located to the north of the runway, on Jean Batten Drive, and consists of a two-storey building with four tarmac gates. Air New Zealand serves the airport through its subsidiaries Mount Cook Airline, Air Nelson and Eagle Airways, with flights to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Several regional airlines also operate to the airport, as well as scenic and charter flights, skydiving operations and general aviation. ==History== In 1935, the Tauranga Aero Club leased land adjacent to Tauranga Harbour in Mount Maunganui to establish an aerodrome. Up until then, the only airfield serving the town was a runway on the eastern side of the Waikareao Estuary which was only usable during low tide, and it was deemed that a permanent facility was going to be necessary in order to cater for demand in the growing region. The airport opened in 1939 to great celebrations and, later the same year, it was taken over by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, due to the onset of World War Two. During the period of military use, the runways were extended and a hangar was constructed, and the airport was predominantly used as a training station for pilots. The airport was returned to the Tauranga Aero Club in 1945, and in 1946 the club began passenger flights from Tauranga to Motiti Island, and later added flights to Matakana Island.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.flytac.co.nz/?page_id=74 )〕 In 1947, the New Zealand National Airways Corporation, commonly known as NAC, began passenger flights to the airport. From June 1966 until August 1967, the main runway was closed for sealing and throughout this period larger aircraft, including those operated by NAC, were unable to serve the airport. During the closure, Adastra Aviation operated fights from Tauranga to Auckland and Rotorua using aircraft small enough to use the secondary runways.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2012/07/adastra-aviation-taurangas-temporary.html )〕 When the sealing work was completed in August 1967, NAC flew Fokker Friendship aircraft to Tauranga for the first time. In 1978, Air New Zealand took over passenger services to the airport, after merging with NAC.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.tauranga.govt.nz/our-city/history/historical-timeline.aspx )〕 In 1998, the airport, now under the ownership of the Tauranga District Council, extended its runway to the east to reach its current length of 1,825m. In the following years, the terminal was enlarged and upgraded, with a second storey added containing a Koru Club regional lounge and a conference room. In March 2000, Origin Pacific Airways commenced flights between Tauranga and Auckland. From September 2002, following several reductions in frequency, this service was replaced by flights to Hamilton, where passengers could connect to other Origin Pacfic Airways flights to destinations including Auckland and Wellington. Eventually this service too was cut, but in June 2006, Origin Pacific Airways returned to Tauranga with services to Christchurch. This was the airport's first regular non-stop flight to the South Island, but it ceased two months after its commencement, in August 2006, when Origin Pacific Airways ended its passenger services.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2015/08/origin-pacific-airways-airline-for-our.html )〕 In October 2007, Air New Zealand launched flights to Christchurch, operated by its subsidiary Air Nelson, to supplement its existing flights to Auckland and Wellington which were operated by both Air Nelson and Eagle Airways.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/press-release-2007-october-takeoff-for-new-regional-services )〕 In 2010 the airport undertook a further expansion of the terminal which took 6 months, and included larger check in and baggage claim areas as well as an expansion of the terminal by 830 square metres. The apron was also expanded to allow a fourth parking spot for overnight aircraft.〔http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/news/airport-expansion-brought-forward/1038249/〕 In January 2013, Air New Zealand started using its subsidiary Mount Cook Airlines, which operates 68 seat ATR72 aircraft, on some flights from Tauranga to Auckland, in order to increase capacity. The larger aircraft were introduced for some flights to Christchurch from February 2015 and are scheduled to be introduced on some flights to Wellington from May 2016. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tauranga Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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