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History
- The airport was officially opened on the 5th of May 1939
- Regular air services commenced October 1946.
- Originally there were four grass runways which varied in length from 2,040 to 3,060 feet.
- A new tarmac surfaced runway was opened in 1960. This runway is 4,800 feet and still operates today.
- In 2000 the Airport handled 884,284 passengers and 56,784 aircraft movements of which 71% were commercial aircraft and 27% were general aviation.
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