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Rongotai Airport started with a grass runway in November 1929. The airport opened in 1935, but was closed down due to safety reasons on 27 September 1947 (grass surface often became unusable during winter months). During the closure, Paraparaumu Airport, 35 miles north of Wellington, became Wellington's airport, and became the country's busiest airport in 1949. Paraparaumu has recently been renamed "Kapiti Coast" and is to start commercial flights to Auckland...
Wellington's new airport at Rongotai officially opened on 24 October 1959.
Construction began in 1952 and was a feat of civil engineering involving 135 acres of land reclamation, extensive road building and shifting of the sewer outfall. In addition, 180 houses were moved to complete the runway.
The airport cost £5 million to build. The City Council contributed £1.5 million.
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