Dear Rodney,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request
to the CAA dated 12 December 2020 on various questions about the
requirement to have an Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS) in
operation as part of the operator's (NZPP) Part 139 certificate.

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 2 February 2021, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received. The response date shown takes into account:
Summer holidays (25 December to 15 January) and the day after New Year's
Day (2 January 2021). If we are unable to respond to your request by then,
we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

If you have any queries about your request, please contact me at
[1][CAA request email].

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

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Talia Rachel Zachariah

Official Information and Privacy Coordinator

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand | Aviation Security Service

Te Mana Rererangi Tūmatanui o Aotearoa | Kaiwhakamaru Rererangi

Level 15 | Asteron Centre | 55 Featherston Street | PO Box 3555 |
Wellington | 6011

(DDI) +64 (4) 560 9606

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Dear Rodney,

 

Greeting of the new year!

 

I am writing in reference to your official information request to the CAA
dated 12 December 2020 on various questions about the requirement to have
an Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS) in operation as part of the
operator's (NZPP) Part 139 certificate.

 

DECISION

 

We have decided to grant your request.

 

Please find our responses to the questions raised as below –

 

 1. Does the Director require the provision of an AFIS as a condition of
the operator's Part 139 certification?

 

Yes. AFIS must be provided for all scheduled movements of 30+ seater
aircraft

 

 2. If so, is there a requirement for the aerodrome operator to provide an
AFIS during all, or only some, hours of operation of the airfield?

 

The CAA requires KCAHL to provide AFIS for all movements of 30+ seater
aircraft. Outside of these periods the aerodrome operator has opted to
retain the AFIS service for all movements of aircraft. This has resulted
in the continuous provision of AFIS at NZPP for the majority of the day.

 

 3. If so, is there a requirement for the aerodrome operator to only
provide an AFIS during certain types of movements (such as Part 135 or
Part 125 operations)?

 

AFIS at NZPP has been provided continuously for the majority of each day
since approx. 2012. AFIS has operated at NZPP for a daily period of 
between 10-13 hours per day approx. continuously for the last 8 years.

 

 4. If so, what are the stated grounds for requiring an AFIS to operate at
NZPP (noting that some other Part 139 certified aerodromes servicing
Air Transport operations do not have this requirement (such as NZWU,
NZTU)?

 

Over the last 8 years the aerodrome has not operated during its peak
traffic windows without AFIS being on Watch. The peak traffic windows at
NZPP are approx. 0900-1700. Any change to the 8 year provision of AFIS at
NZPP has been deemed significant by the aerodrome operator and as such
requires assessment before changes and levels of service are implemented.

 

I hope you find the above response to your questions satisfactory. Please
do not hesitate to contact me in case of any clarifications in this
regard.

 

Yours sincerely,

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Talia Rachel Zachariah

Official Information and Privacy Coordinator

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand | Aviation Security Service

Te Mana Rererangi Tûmatanui o Aotearoa | Kaiwhakamaru Rererangi

Level 15 | Asteron Centre | 55 Featherston Street | PO Box 3555 |
Wellington | 6011

(DDI) +64 (4) 560 9606

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recipient only and may contain information that is confidential and
subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient please
inform the sender and destroy the message. If you have received this
message in error you must not distribute or copy this e-mail or its
attachments. The Civil Aviation Authority accepts no responsibility for
any changes made to this message after the transmission from the Civil
Aviation Authority. Before opening or using attachments, check them for
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