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Post by flyjoe180 on Aug 11, 2011 21:08:12 GMT 12
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Post by flyjoe180 on Aug 11, 2011 21:09:16 GMT 12
I liked this bit:
Maybe inside the thing, but definitely not outside. The wind direction must have favoured them that day.
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Post by jonesy on Aug 11, 2011 21:11:30 GMT 12
Huh? Kapiti Coast? What was wrong with the old Paraparaumu Airport?? Guess some high-paid consultant came up with that name...
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Post by flyjoe180 on Aug 11, 2011 21:15:58 GMT 12
Paraparaumu, too hard for the tourists to pronounce. Most Kiwis struggle with it. Parapram.
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Post by jonesy on Aug 11, 2011 22:12:23 GMT 12
For us locals (at the time) it was pretty simple: It was an airport. It was in Parapram (!) hence the name Pram Airport....Guess things arent so simple anymore....
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 11, 2011 22:56:27 GMT 12
Isn't it pronounced Cuppa Tea these days?
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Aug 11, 2011 23:33:30 GMT 12
Cuppa Tea is the district.
As in Kâpiti District Council.
Which I understand has its headquaters in Paraparaumu.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Sept 6, 2011 19:44:11 GMT 12
Kapiti's new quirky terminalBy KAY BLUNDELL - The Dominion Post | 11:18AM - Tuesday, 06 September 2011 SANDY ARRIVAL: Kapiti Coast Airport owner Sir Noel Robinson
in the new beach-style terminal.THE FIRST THING passengers flying in to Kapiti on the new Air New Zealand flight service will see when they disembark is an old wooden sign stating "sorry, gone fishing".
A quirky new Kapiti Coast Airport terminal featuring a coastal beach theme will greet passengers when the flight service between Paraparaumu and Auckland takes off over Labour weekend.
Man-made sand dunes planted with native flaxes are included in the grounds surrounding the $1 million terminal and the beach theme continues inside with straw umbrellas, outdoor barbecue-type furniture and a realistic looking boardwalk, actually made of carpet.
Airport owner Sir Noel Robinson said he wanted to create the beachy, relaxed atmosphere of the Kapiti Coast.
"We wanted people to walk in and end up with a smile on their face. It does not look like an ordinary terminal — it is a Clayton's terminal. It is like you have come to the beach with deck chairs with soft canvas seating."
Historic photographs on one wall recall the days last century when the National Airways Corporation flew to Paraparaumu, including one of Queen Elizabeth II stepping onto the tarmac.
The toilets — designed by Dave Smithson of Home Creators and interior designer Heather Thorley — resemble old beachside loos.
A cafe named "iland" will probably open a couple of days before the flights commence, Sir Noel said.
Check-in counters have been installed for Air New Zealand and local flight service air-2-there.
A seven-metre-long photo of Kapiti Island is featured on one one wall and old wooden aeroplane propellers enhance the historic aviation theme accompanying the beachside ambience.
Named “Terminal 1”, it is located on the north-west side of the airfield with access from Toru Road. A larger terminal was planned at a later date.
The new flight service, using 50-seater turbo props, will take off on October 25.Related news stories:
• Kapiti's new $3m runway opened
• Air New Zealand trials Kapiti Airportwww.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5571837/Kapitis-new-quirky-terminal
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Post by Tony on Sept 6, 2011 21:07:55 GMT 12
Huh? Kapiti Coast? What was wrong with the old Paraparaumu Airport?? Guess some high-paid consultant came up with that name... Paraparaumu Airport = Kapiti Coast Dairy Flat = North Shore Prosecution rests Your Honour But good luck to Paraparam - I hope the venture is very successful. |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Sept 6, 2011 22:32:42 GMT 12
The new terminal building is actually stuck on to the back of what was the Civil Aviation Department hangar, now Associated Aviation.
Aircraft access would be around the south side of the building, on the opposite side from the AA parking area.
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