Kapiti Coast Airport
Airport in Paraparaumu, Greater Wellington region / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kapiti Coast Airport (IATA: PPQ, ICAO: NZPP), also spelt Kāpiti Coast Airport[1] and previously called Paraparaumu Airport, is on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island, between the Wellington dormitory suburbs of Paraparaumu Beach (to the west and north), Paraparaumu to the east, and Raumati Beach to the south. The Wharemauku Stream flows through part of the airport's land.
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Airport type | Attended, Uncontrolled, Certificated Aerodrome | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Paraparaumu, Greater Wellington region | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 7 m / 22 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°54′17″S 174°59′21″E | ||||||||||||||||||
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Originally government-owned, the Kapiti Coast Airport was the greater Wellington region's main airport until Wellington International Airport re-opened in 1959. It was privatised in 1995.