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Old 25th Nov 2007, 07:48
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Kiwiguy
 
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Reply to Remoak

Thanks for the update Remoak.

The shift of 11/29 results in the buldozing of the big Helipro hangar for a grass runway (presumably to satisfy the gliding fraternity).

Have a look at this link to the plan:

http://paraparaumuairport.co.nz/?page_id=3

Whether or not you think an industrial estate west of 16/34 is viable that is already in the plan.

Shifting 11/29 westwards does put multi-million dollar houses along the beach front under a new flightpath. That immediately causes conflict with the RMA.

Sticking with the existing 11/29 runway avoids this conflict.

As for just having a single runway PPQ gets significant coastal onshore breezes so that 11/29 is in effect the crosswind runway.
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