CIVIL FLYING IN DOMINION
BIG INCREASE LAST YEAR IN ALL FORMS KONGO TAI BUSIEST AIRPORT FOR PASSENGERS > (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON,* May 28. Figures issued by the Controller of Civil Aviation (Group Captain T. M. Wilkes) for the quarter ended March 31 and the 12 months to that date show that there has been a phenomenal increase in all forms of civil flying in New Zealand, both by regular service lines and by aero clubs. Rongotai is by a wide margin the busiest aerodrome for passenger traffic. During the year 1,500,000 miles were flown by company passenger aeroplanes, and 1,800,000 miles by club machines. Passengers totalled 59,859, of whom 8303 were aero club passengers. The total flyipg hours were 32,319, of which 19,296 were flown by club machines. Mails totalled 216,2381b, or nearly 100 tons, and freight 91,7031b, ox-, more than 40 tons. In aero club activities, Auckland is in the lead, with Canterbury next and then Marlborough.
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22414, 30 May 1938, Page 7
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