Mount Cook Aerodrome

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Mount Cook Airport
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Ski-planes at Mount Cook, 1977
Summary
OperatorAoraki Mount Cook Airport Ltd
Location Mount Cook Village, New Zealand
Elevation  AMSL 2,153 ft / 656 m
Coordinates 43°46′0.6″S170°8′8.95″E / 43.766833°S 170.1358194°E / -43.766833; 170.1358194
Map
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MON
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
13/314,8331,473Paved

Mount Cook Aerodrome( IATA : MON, ICAO : NZMC) is an airport near Mount Cook Village, New Zealand. Mount Cook Tourist Company built a small airfield at Birch Hill Flat, which opened on 3 May 1936. [1] Mount Cook Airline began scheduled passenger flights to the area in 1961. [2] Regular commercial flights originally ceased in 2002, however from 23 December 2012 to 27 January 2013, Air New Zealand subsidiary Mount Cook Airline operated thrice weekly services from Mount Cook to Christchurch and Queenstown. Air New Zealand decided not to resume the services for the 2013/2014 summer due to a lack of demand. In December 2019, Mount Cook Airline was merged into Air New Zealand and ceased operations. [3]

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Climate

Climate data for Mt Cook Airport, elevation 656 m (2,152 ft), (2012-2024 normals, extremes 2012-present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)33.5
(92.3)		30.5
(86.9)		27.2
(81.0)		23.7
(74.7)		20.3
(68.5)		17.9
(64.2)		16
(61)		17.7
(63.9)		22.3
(72.1)		26.1
(79.0)		28.5
(83.3)		29.3
(84.7)		33.5
(92.3)
Mean maximum °C (°F)29.2
(84.6)		28
(82)		25.6
(78.1)		22.2
(72.0)		18.9
(66.0)		14.9
(58.8)		14.3
(57.7)		15.3
(59.5)		18.9
(66.0)		22.7
(72.9)		24.8
(76.6)		27
(81)		30.2
(86.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)22
(72)		21.7
(71.1)		19.3
(66.7)		15.1
(59.2)		11.9
(53.4)		8.3
(46.9)		7.9
(46.2)		9.6
(49.3)		12.2
(54.0)		14.9
(58.8)		17.1
(62.8)		19.8
(67.6)		15.0
(59.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)15.5
(59.9)		15.2
(59.4)		12.9
(55.2)		9.5
(49.1)		6.5
(43.7)		3.2
(37.8)		2.8
(37.0)		4.3
(39.7)		6.6
(43.9)		9.2
(48.6)		11.3
(52.3)		13.9
(57.0)		9.2
(48.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)9.1
(48.4)		8.7
(47.7)		6.6
(43.9)		3.9
(39.0)		1.2
(34.2)		−1.8
(28.8)		−2.4
(27.7)		−0.9
(30.4)		1
(34)		3.5
(38.3)		5.6
(42.1)		8.1
(46.6)		3.6
(38.4)
Mean minimum °C (°F)1.2
(34.2)		1.8
(35.2)		0
(32)		−2.6
(27.3)		−6
(21)		−8.7
(16.3)		−9.8
(14.4)		−8.6
(16.5)		−6.9
(19.6)		−4.4
(24.1)		−1.5
(29.3)		0.8
(33.4)		−11.6
(11.1)
Record low °C (°F)−1.9
(28.6)		−0.2
(31.6)		−2
(28)		−4.5
(23.9)		−8.8
(16.2)		−15
(5)		−13.7
(7.3)		−14.1
(6.6)		−9.6
(14.7)		−7.5
(18.5)		−3.7
(25.3)		−1.7
(28.9)		−15
(5)
Average rainfall mm (inches)235.7
(9.28)		136.8
(5.39)		152.6
(6.01)		191.8
(7.55)		233.7
(9.20)		227.5
(8.96)		235
(9.3)		191.1
(7.52)		224.7
(8.85)		223.8
(8.81)		190.3
(7.49)		197.1
(7.76)		2,440.1
(96.12)
Source: NIWA [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Strange mishap". Ashburton Guardian. 4 May 1936 – via Papers Past.
  2. ↑ "Proving flights to Mt Cook, Te Anau". Press. 2 November 1961 – via Papers Past.
  3. ↑ Anthony, John (31 March 2019). "Air New Zealand considering merging Air Nelson and Mount Cook with jet business". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent number: 41165)". NIWA. Retrieved 21 July 2024.

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