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Mount Cook Airport

—, New Zealand

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Elevation

2153 ft

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Location

CAN · New Zealand

Position

-43.765°, 170.133° · 2153 ft elev.

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Gateway to New Zealand's highest alpine wilderness.

Location

Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand

Mount Cook Airport (IATA: MON, ICAO: NZMC) is a small regional airport situated in the Mackenzie Basin of New Zealand's South Island, serving the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park area. It lies at an elevation of approximately 2,329 feet (710 m) above sea level, set against a dramatic backdrop of the Southern Alps. The airport primarily supports scenic flight operations and skiplanes that land on the glaciers of the national park, as well as limited scheduled and charter services connecting the region to other South Island destinations. It is a key access point for tourists visiting Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest peak at 3,724 metres. Given its remote alpine location and small size, the airport has minimal infrastructure but plays an important role in supporting both tourism and search-and-rescue operations in one of New Zealand's most visited national parks.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building suited to low-volume regional and scenic flight traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground access to the airport is primarily by road via State Highway 80, with shuttle and coach services connecting to nearby Mount Cook Village and onward to Queenstown or Christchurch.

Airlines here

Air Safaris and other scenic flight operators are the primary users of Mount Cook Airport, with limited scheduled services historically operated by Air New Zealand Link partners.

Notable facts

›The airport sits at the edge of Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage area.
›Ski-plane and helicopter glacier tours are a major activity facilitated by the airport.
›The surrounding terrain makes the airport subject to challenging weather and wind conditions.
›Aoraki/Mount Cook is New Zealand's highest peak at 3,724 metres, visible from the airport.
›The airport supports search-and-rescue operations for the Southern Alps region.

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Encyclopaedia

Mount Cook Aerodrome is an airport near Mount Cook Village, New Zealand. Mount Cook Tourist Company built a small airfield at Birch Hill Flat, which opened on 3 May 1936. Mount Cook Airline began scheduled passenger flights to the area in 1961.

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