CIVIL AVIATION.
HUGE INCREASE. AERO CLUB ACTIVITIES. AUCKLAND IN THE LEAD. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON*, this day. Figures issued by the Controller of Civil Aviation, Group Captain T. M. Wilkes, for the quarter ended March 31, and the twelve months to that date, show that there has been a phenomenal increase in all forms of civil flying in Xew Zealand, both by regular service lines and by aero clubs.
Rongotal ?s by a wide margin the busiest aerodrome. As regards -passenger traffic, during the year 1,500.000
miles were flown by company passenger
'planes, and 1,800,000 miles by club machines.
Passengers totalled 59,859, of whom 8303 were aero club passengers. The total flying hours were 32.31!). of which 19.206 were flown by club machines.
Mails totalled 216.238)b, or nearly 100 tons, and freight !H,7031b, or OV cr 40 tons.
In aero club activities. Auckland is in the lead. Canterbury is next and then comes Marlborough.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 124, 28 May 1938, Page 10
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