QTS-263 · Feasibility or modelling study · 2017
Queenstown Airport Siting Study
Published by QAC on its engagement site our.queenstownairport.com/master-plan (archived document list). Hosted copy from a third-party mirror, as QAC no longer hosts it.
Arup completed this high-level desktop study for Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) in April 2017, alongside the master plan. It looked at whether an alternative or second airport could take the forecast passenger growth (pp3–4). It scanned 20 locations, shortlisted three potential sites (p5) and assessed dual operations with Wānaka as well as new Code E airports with 3,000 m runways at Wānaka/Hāwea Downs and Mossburn/Five Rivers (pp10–12). It concluded that a dual-airport model with Wānaka as the second site was the more viable option, and recommended further studies (p3).
Key figures
- 20 locations scanned; 3 shortlisted (p5)
- Wānaka dual-airport layout assumed 1,800 m runway (p10)
- New Code E airport options assumed 3,000 m runway (pp11–12)
- Dual airport model with Wānaka preferred (p3)
Files
| Date | Document | Author | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siting Study (Arup for QAC, Apr 2017) (opens in new tab) QAC published this as 'Queenstown Airport Siting Study – April 2017 (1.35 MB)' on our.queenstownairport.com (document 107807; listing archived 2 Mar 2021). The file was not archived and no QAC or QLDC copy is live now. The hosted copy comes from a community-site mirror (https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/330c52_372357cb56e54361b476ed0fb1686c58.pdf, 1.34 MB); the size matches but byte-identity is unverified. | Arup | web.archive.org (leaves this site) (opens in new tab) |
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Citation
Arup. Queenstown Airport Siting Study (April 2017). Prepared for Queenstown Airport Corporation.