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Dunedin International Airport is a regional airport in Otago, on New Zealand's South Island. It is on the Taieri Plains, 30 km (about a 30 minute drive) west of Dunedin city centre. The airport has a single 1,900m runway, 03/21, with ILS in both directions, and a single terminal building with two airbridges. There are around 20,000 aircraft movements and 700,000 passengers annually.
Dunedin International Airport is a regional airport in Otago, on New Zealand's South Island. It is on the Taieri Plains, 30 km (about a 30 minute drive) west of Dunedin city centre. The airport has a single 1,900m runway, 03/21, with ILS in both directions and a single terminal building with two airbridges. There are around 20,000 aircraft movements and 700,000 passengers annually.
 
Currently, Dunedin airport only hosts domestic flights due to New Zealand's tough COVID-19 restrictions. Virgin Australia has stated that it does not plan to return international service to Dunedin.


==Official Spotting Locations==
==Official Spotting Locations==
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===McLaren Gully Road===
===McLaren Gully Road===
McLaren Gully Road, off State Highway 1, offers an elevated wide view of the airport. A zoom or telephoto lens needed for any amount of detail.
McLaren Gully Road, off State Highway 1, offers an elevated wide view of the airport. A zoom or telephoto lens is needed for any amount of detail.


==Regular Traffic==
==Regular Traffic==
;Commercial
;Commercial
* Air New Zealand: Boeing 737-300, Airbus A320-200, ATR 72, Bombardier Q300
* Air New Zealand: Airbus A320-232, ATR 72, Bombardier Q300
* Pacific Blue: Boeing 737-800
* Jetstar: A320-232
Arrival and departure times are listed on the [http://www.flydunedin.com/arrivals.php airport website]
 
Arrival and departure times are listed on the [http://https://www.dunedinairport.co.nz/flight-information/ airport website]


;General aviation
;General aviation
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==Facilities and Transportation==
==Facilities and Transportation==
Taxis and shuttle vans service the airport, and there is a 24-hour carpark.  Rental car companies are:
Taxis and shuttle vans service the airport, and there is a 24-hour car park.  Rental car companies are:
* Avis
* Avis
* Budget
* Budget
* Driven
* Europcar
* Europcar
* Ezi-Rent
* Ezi-Rent
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* Thrifty
* Thrifty


The terminal has two cafés and a bar, another food shop, a gift shop, a stationary/book shop, two duty free shops, ATMs, and an Air New Zealand Koru Club lounge.  
The terminal has two cafés and a bar, another food shop, a gift shop, a stationary/book shop, two duty-free shops, ATMs, and an Air New Zealand Koru Club lounge.
 
==Links==
* [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dunedin_International_Airport Photos at Wikimedia Commons]