HAREWOOD
WELLINGTON. Harewood, thecivil airfield at Chr,;tchurch, is expected t< be gazetted as an'(interna-
tional airport Lis w.eek. The Christchurch City Council, whitfi owns Harewood, plaas to develop it as i B class
airport, urfder he itgulations of tht International Civil Aviation Organisation.
This will rman that the aerodrome! will be capable of dating aircrat of a gross weight cf 200,000 lb. Proposed extensions to Harewood jvill provide three ! separate runways, eaci 7400 ft long. The present area of Harewood ajrodrome is 571 acres, fibut the CityiCouncil .proposes to extend it l acquiring an additi ,ial 900 acres from [djoining properties. 1
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Northern Advocate, 23 August 1948, Page 7
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