NAPIER AERODROME

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 29, 28 October 1937, Page 6

NAPIER AERODROME

Beacons Area To Be Released Approximately 520 acres are .to be released by the Small Farms . Board from their development scheme near the Beacons, for the purpose of building an airport for Napier. Advice to this effect was Teceived at.the meeting of the Napier Airport Board last evening, .when it was deeided *to ask the Napier Borough Council to make formal application to the Napier Harbour Board for the area required. In addition, a letter - was received from the Public Works Department, giving advice regarding the dimensions of hangars recently erected oi about to be erected in other parts of the Dominion, and suggesting that it would appear advisable to defer any building programme until the requirements of air service operations were more fuily known. Tne letter was received. Plans were received, however, from the Director of Civil Aviation of tho area reserved for the purpose of . aerodrome requirements, one giving. the suggested layout of the .aerodrome to' be constructed, and the other sctting out the areas surrounding the landing field which will come within the proclamation restricting the height of obstruo* tion to flying. This will- provide that no telephone or power lines, or othei similar obstruction to flying, such as caused trouble at the main aerodrome, may be erected near the Beacons aerodrome.