Ashburton Aerodrome | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Ashburton Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Ashburton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 298 ft / 91 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°54′12″S 171°47′48″E / 43.90333°S 171.79667°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ashburton Aerodrome (IATA: ASG, ICAO: NZAS) is a small airport 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) to the east of Ashburton township on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand. Newmans Air operated a Christchurch to Queenstown service via Ashburton in the 1980s which allowed skiers to connect to the nearby skifield of Mt. Hutt. Currently there are no scheduled services operating to Ashburton.
