Carly Wieland - Waipa District Council

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evidence these distances are close to the minimum viable to
accommodate wide body aircraft operating direct to and from south
east Asian destinations or further afield, although with some payload
restrictions.
2.16 It enables the B747-400 and B767-300ER to carry a full passenger
load (but no freight) to SIN and the B777-200ER and A340-300 a full
passenger load to all south east Asian gateways, Shanghai, Japan
and the West Coast USA.
2.17 The main advantages of the runway length is that it:
• Enables the B747-400 and B767-300ER to operate with a full
passenger load to Singapore; and
• Provides the B787-9, B777-200ER and A340-300 a substantial
increase in freight capability to the established gateways of
Singapore and Hong Kong and the newly emerging gateway of
Shanghai.
3. CURRENT HIA MARKET POSITION
HIA Key Selling Attributes
3.1 Top tourism attractions in the Central North Island of New Zealand
include:
• Rotorua geothermal
• Waitomo caving
• Mt Ruapehu skiing
• Lake Taupo
• Bay of Plenty beaches
3.2 HIA is ready for international growth. It offers a competitive advantage
as a low cost alternative port to Auckland International. For an Air Asia