Joined: Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:44 pm Posts: 1989 Location: LLBG
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Shalom and greetings all my pals,
When New Zealand FIR was having non stop 24 hour Vatsim event, I could not resist rare opportunity to fly around New Zealand and here is darn nice flight report showing screenshots of flight from NZDN Dunedin International Airport airport in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand locating adjacent to the village of Momona on the Taieri Plains approximately 22 kilometres west of central Dunedin city to NZAA Auckland Airport (formerly Auckland International Airport, also known locally as Mangere Airport) in Mangere, a suburb of Auckland 21 km south of the city centre. in New Zealand
On climb to FL350 making left 180 degree toward SW after take off from NZDN
Completing the 180 degree turn passing NZDN below
Still on climb to FL350 with view of Pacific ocean below
With view of the city of Dunedin loomed ahead positioning to intercept SW above the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, the principal city of the Otago Region, and is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons
Passing the city of Dunedin
Nice view of Otago Harbour
Cruising at FL350
Passing pretty town of Oamaru the largest town in North Otago in the South Island of New Zealand 80 kilometres south of Timaru and 120 kilometres north of Dunedin, on the Pacific coast
Passing New Zealand's famous Waitaki River
Passing NZWG Wigram Aerodrome which is former Royal New Zealand Air Force base and now New Zealand air force museum located in the Christchurch suburb of Wigram.
Passing famous city of Christchurch, New Zealand
Passing the city and its NZCH Christchurch International Airport located 12 kilometres to the northwest of the city centre in the suburb of Harewood
Cruising at FL350 with background view of famous Akoroa
Cruising along Pacific ocean coast of New Zealand
Passing NZNS Nelson Airport in New Zealand city of Nelson which is the birthplace of Lord Rutherford, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who successfully split the atom. If you take a close look, you will see A340 plane flying below my plane toward NZCH
Passing NZIT airport that I cannot find information on Internet!!
Passing NZHN Hamilton International Airport located in New Zealand city of Hamilton in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately 130 km (80 mi) south of Auckland
City of Hamilton
On final approach passing Manukau surburb of Auckland on way to NZAA runway 23L
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN!!
Front landing gear gliding slowly to runway
Braking down on runway
Exiting from runway to taxi to gate
Crossing runway 23R toward gates
Arriving at Auckland terminal
Thank you for viewing!!! Stay tuned for next exciting flight!!
Regards,
Aharon
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