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Location
Kaikoura Island · AUK · New Zealand
Position
-36.178°, 175.324° · 400 ft elev.
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Remote private aerodrome serving Kaikoura Island, New Zealand.
Location
Kaikoura Island, New Zealand
Motu Kaikoura Island Aerodrome (ICAO: NZKD) is a small, private airstrip located on Kaikoura Island, a privately owned island situated in the Marlborough Sounds region of New Zealand's South Island. The aerodrome serves as a private facility providing air access to the island, which is otherwise only reachable by sea.
The aerodrome supports light aircraft operations and is not open to the general public without prior arrangement. It reflects the common need for private airstrips on remote New Zealand islands, where road or ferry access is impractical or unavailable.
Getting to & from
Access beyond the aerodrome is limited to the island itself, with boat transport as the only alternative means of reaching the mainland.
Notable facts
- ›Located on a privately owned island in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.
- ›Designated ICAO code NZKD; no IATA code assigned.
- ›Serves light aircraft only and is not a public commercial airport.
- ›The island is accessible only by air or sea.
- ›Not to be confused with the Kaikōura township on the South Island mainland.
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