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Boeing
777 - carries approximately 375 passengers. It
is 63.7 metres long and its tail is 18.5 metres
high. When fully loaded, it weighs 242.67
tonnes.
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An
Air New Zealand aircraft. More Air New
Zealand aircraft use Auckland International Airport
than any other airline.
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Airbridge
- passengers walk through the airbridge to get from
the terminal building to the aircraft.
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A
Qantas aircraft. Like Air New Zealand,
Qantas also flies passengers within New Zealand and
to other countries.
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Boeing
747-400 carries approximately 420 passengers.
It is 70.66 metres long and its tail is 19.41
metres high. When fully loaded it weighs 386.8
tonnes.
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Tug
- as aircraft cannot reverse like a car or truck,
they need to be pushed back from the terminal. This
tug is strong enough to push even the heaviest
aircraft.
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MD11
- carries approximately 320 passengers. It is 61.24
metres long and its tail is just over 17 metres
high. When fully loaded, it weighs 273
tonnes.
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Percival
Gull This is the aircraft that Jean Batten flew
when she became the first person to fly solo
between England and New Zealand in 1936.
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Control
Tower. The Air Traffic Controllers who work in
the tower ensure that it is safe for aircraft to
land or take off.
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Boeing
767-300 carries approximately 270 passengers
and its tail is 16 metres high. When fully loaded
it weighs 157.39 tonnes.
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