A multi-million dollar upgrade of New Zealand’s Masterton Airport has failed to ensure an adequate runway end safety area (RESA) is in place to allow commuter aircraft carrying more than 30 passengers to operate in and out of the airport located at the southern of the country’s North Island.

As reported by TVNZ’s 1News outlet, Masterton District Council CEO Kym Fell told council members that the proposed 90-metre safety area falls far short of the 240 metres required by New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority to operate scheduled…

Source: ch aviation
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