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Great Barrier Aerodrome

Coordinates: 36°14′29″S 175°28′19″E / 36.24139°S 175.47194°E / -36.24139; 175.47194
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Great Barrier Aerodrome
Aircraft at the aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAuckland Council
LocationClaris, Great Barrier Island
Elevation AMSL21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates36°14′29″S 175°28′19″E / 36.24139°S 175.47194°E / -36.24139; 175.47194
Map
GBZ is located in New Zealand Auckland
GBZ
GBZ
Location of the Great Barrier Aerodrome
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 2,034 620 Grass
10/28 3,116 950 Bitumen/Grass
Great Barrier Airfield from the east

Great Barrier Aerodrome (IATA: GBZ, ICAO: NZGB) is the major airfield on Great Barrier Island. It is a small, non-towered aerodrome at Claris on Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf off the North Island of New Zealand. Fuel is not available.

The town of Claris is adjacent and there are rental car and bicycle hire services available at the airport. Landing fees were previously payable at Council offices, but are now billed direct to aircraft operators.

Feral pigs run loose on and in the vicinity of Great Barrier Aerodrome.[1]

The aerodrome has two runways a grass strip and a marked asphalt runway which is 930m by 9m wide. Landing fees are charged by Auckland Transport and are invoiced to the registered owner of the aircraft as per the CAA register of aircraft. Landing fees are (inclusive of GST). $20 for private and $12 for scheduled commercial flights.[2]

Barrier Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan at the aerodrome.

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Barrier AirAuckland, North Shore,[3] Tauranga[4]
SunairTauranga, Whangarei, Whitianga
Island AviationNorth Shore, Waiheke Island

See also

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References

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  1. ^ New Zealand AIP
  2. ^ "Operation data (2) AIP NZ" (PDF).
  3. ^ [1] Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "3rd Level New Zealand: New Barrier – Tauranga Connection". 16 June 2022.