Lake Tekapo Airport is a Non-Certificated Airport 1.5NM west of Lake Tekapo township in the Mackenzie District of the South Island in New Zealand. The airport was constructed by Air Safaris in 1974 for scenic charter flights over the Southern Alps.Operational informationMovements restricted to paved areas. Non-standard RWY markings for Air Safaris reference and use only. CAUTION: Main highway on approach to RWY 11. Maintain adequate clearance. CAUTION: Tekapo/Mackenzie heliport located 1.5NM to SW of aerodrome. VFR operations within NZB978 Southern Alps MBZ are subject to special procedures. Refer to ENR 1.16 VFR Procedures, Mount Cook/Westland. LED emergency lighting available — full length. VFR night operations limited to Air Safaris approved pilots. Fuel: Greenstone Energy Swipecard AVGAS, Jet A1SourcesNZAIP Volume 4 ADAIP New Zealand (PDF)
"Lake Tekapo airport is located about 3km to the west of Lake Tekapo village. It's a privately owned airport operated by Air Safaris. Services include, charter flights and scenic flights with Air Safaris. Lake Tekapo Airport supplies AVGAS 100 and JET A-1 with Z swipe card and is also used by private aircraft, contact Air Safaris 03 680 6880 to request use of services."to add Lake Tekapo Airport map to your website;