Kapiti Coast Airport (NZPP) (Paraparaumu)

New Zealand / Wellington / Kapiti / Paraparaumu
 airport, domestic/regional airport
Kapiti Coast Airport (IATA: PPQ, ICAO: NZPP), earlier called Paraparaumu Airport, is on the Kapiti 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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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraparaumu_Airport
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Coordinates:   40°54'17"S   174°59'17"E

Comments

  • As of 2007, Paraparaumu Airport is at the center of a heated debate regarding land ownership, as the current owner moves to sell the land for private property development against the wishes of the local public.
  • From 1972 to 1981, I lived at 120 Alexander Road. One of the airport entrances was barely 150 meters from where I lived. The "NO TRESSPASSING" signs were ignored by most of the village kids, including me, and we spent many happy hours playing among the sand dunes that dotted the vast airport grounds. Given that the airport was hardly used during week days, it was a perfect place to play. I have many happy memories of it.
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