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TARRAS AIRPORT PROPOSAL INFO
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Land purchased for proposed Tarras airport, indicative.
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BACKGROUND ARTICLES A revealing Queenstown take on a Tarras airport - Flightplan2050 Tarras no stranger to sly land-buyer - ODT Feature 8 August 2020 Environmental Impact of Aviation - Wikipedia Rethinking Tourism "Less could be More" - Newsroom Christchurch International Airport Ltd - Media release Airports: Deadly neighbours Extract of "Airports: Deadly Neighbors" by Charles R. Miller
mortality rates are 48% higher for all causes of death: 57% higher for heart disease, a 36% higher cancer death rate with pneumonia and influenza among the top five leading causes average life expectancy 70.4 years (the same as in many developing nations) compared to Seattle's of 76.0 years. Did you ever wonder what blows out of a jet airplane? Here is what you'll find in the air around an airport: Freon 11, Freon 12, Methyl Bromide, Dichloromethane, cis-l,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloro-ethane, Carbon Tetrachloride, Benzene, Trichloroethylene, Toluene, Tetrachloroethene, Ethylbenzene, m,p-Xylene, o-Xylene, Styrene, 1,3,5-Trimethyl-benzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, o-Dichlorobenzene, Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Acetone, Propinaldehyde, Crotonaldehyde, Isobutylaldehyde, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Benzaldehyde, Veraldehyde, Hexanaldehyde, Ethyl Alcohol, Acetone, Isopropyl Alcohol, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Butane, Isopentane, Pentane, Hexane, Butyl Alcohol, Methyl Isobutyl Ketone, n,n-Dimethyl Acetamide, Dimethyl Disulfide, m-Cresol, 4-Ethyl Toulene, n-Heptaldehyde, Octanal, 1,4-Dioxane, Methyl Phenyl Ketone, Vinyl Acetate, Heptane, Phenol, Octane, Anthracene, Dimethylnapthalene (isomers), Flouranthene, 1-methylnaphthalene, 2-methylnaphthalene, Naph-thalene, Phenanthrene, Pyrene , Benzo(a)pyrene, 1-nitropyrene, 1,8-dinitropyrene, 1,3-Butadiene, sulfites, nitrites, nitrogen oxide, nitrogen monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen trioxide, nitric acid, sulfur oxides, sulfur dioxide, sulfuric acid, urea, ammonia, carbon monoxide, ozone, particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5).
No Cues Yet for Tarras Airport Air New Zealand has stoked that view, with its chief operating officer Carrie Hurihanganui saying the Tarras concept "deserves consideration," on the back of growth projections that suggest existing airport infrastructure in Queenstown is insufficient for the long term and "will eventually exceed its capacity limits." And even pilots, who have never been that fond of the challenges of parking their planes on the Queenstown tarmac, have given Tarras a thumbs up, with NZ Airline Pilots' Association president Andrew Ridling saying it had "good approaches" and represented a viable alternative to both Dunedin and Queenstown. Not everyone supports developing an international airport near the 231-strong farming settlement however. Richard Matheson, a land surveyor at Christchurch City Council posted on social media that it's a "shocking proposal to go building an airport there. I'll be making damn sure it never happens!" Airport invested Christchurch airport has invested $45 million into the venture, buying up 750 hectares across four separate land holdings adjacent to State Highway 8, located about 31-kilometres southeast of Wanaka. Chief executive Malcolm Johns said early plans were to situate an airport with a 2.2 kilometre runway, capable of landing an Airbus A320 or lower-emission 787 aircraft, near the town which up until now, was most famous for John Perriam's Bendigo Station and its former merino sheep resident, Shrek. A Perriam family spokesperson told BusinessDesk that while the construction or operation of an airport would not be expected to have an impact on the station, it could well boost sales at Tarras Village and its Merino shop, still owned and run by the family. Johns said he expected the full process, which could include the site being developed in "modules", to take five-to-15 years to get off the ground, at a capital investment of about $500 million. Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult,said he thinks that estimate is a bit light, and has said that aviation consultants he had spoken to last year estimated construction of a greenfields airport at closer to $2 billion, making funding a critical consideration. Boult, a former Christchurch airport chief executive and government board appointee, said Tarras had "fundamental flaws" in the form of fog, terrain and road-links as a potential airport site and is therefore unlikely to unseat Queenstown or Dunedin Airports as the region's main arrival terminals "anytime soon". Last year the Queenstown airport was the primary entry point for about 400,000 visitors into Central Otago, but Boult said Christchurch airport has underestimated the longer term implications of the covid-19 pandemic on international tourism. Spare capacity "Queenstown's airport has plenty of capacity. Planes are parked up around the world, and international borders are going to be closed for some time, so we think the existing airports will be enough to support tourism for some time." "Their plan is to fly in widebody jets but we've already got Air NZ flying the A321s into Frankton and they are quieter and more fuel efficient." He said there are other options to building a brand new airport more than 90 minutes' drive from Queenstown, with Invercargill airport about two hours drive away. Boult said the unintended outcome of covid may be that fewer, but wealthier, people come in once the borders are open, with higher priced fares. "So while higher fares aren't great news for locals, that could be one silver lining for the region." While he wished Christchurch airport well, he noted that "not one new airport has been built under the current Resource Management Act."
Letter from Mike Singleton 27.7.20 Dear John, TARRAS COMMUNITY PRESS RELEASE 27.7.2020 Tarras International Airport? Community has questions. The Tarras community urgently convened a meeting on Sunday to address the implications of a proposed International Airport at Tarras Central Otago. There was unanimous agreement that this was a matter of national rather than just local concern. The major concern was evident lack of due process. For example Christchurch International Airport Ltd is 25% owned by the Crown and 75% by Christchurch City Council. What did the government know about this proposal? There are many other open questions including climate change, sustainable tourism, the funding trail and the legaility of the whole process. A public meeting will be held at 7pm on Wednesday 29th July, at the Tarras Community Hall, to which members of national and local government, and a representative of Christchurch International Airport are also invited. Tarras Community Trust TarrasCommunity@gmail.com |
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