Alexandra Aerodrome

Alexandra Aerodrome is an aerodrome 2 NM (3.7 km) north northwest of Alexandra, New Zealand.HistoryThe aerodrome saw South Pacific Airlines of New Zealand (SPANZ) operate Douglas DC-3 services from December 1960 to February 1966; then Mount Cook Airlines used Britten-Norman Islanders from 1969 to 1991, connecting to Dunedin and Queenstown. Goldfields Air flew during 1985-86 to Christchurch. Pacifica Air flew into Alexandra during 1988-89; and Airlink during 1989.In 2007-2008 Mainland Air trialled scheduled services from Dunedin to Alexandra and Queenstown, but due to lack of patronage these did not continue. Mainland Aviation College, a division of Mainland Air, set up a flight training college in late 2009.Operational InformationCircuitPowered aircraft01/19, 32 Left hand14 Right hand14 Left hand32 Right handMobil Aerostop, Jet A1, Avgas100BP Jet A1RFS CAT1 located in terminal areaSourcesNZAIP Volume 4 ADAlexandra Aerodrome at Airports WorldwideCentral Otago Flying Club