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-Dunedin International Airport is a regional airport in Otago, on New Zealand's South Island. It is on the Taieri Plains, 30 km (about a 30 minute drive) west of Dunedin city centre. The airport has a single 1,900m runway, 03/21, with ILS in both directions, and a single terminal building with two airbridges. There are around 20,000 aircraft movements and 700,000 passengers annually.
+Dunedin International Airport is a regional airport in Otago, on New Zealand's South Island. It is on the Taieri Plains, 30 km (about a 30 minute drive) west of Dunedin city centre. The airport has a single 1,900m runway, 03/21, with ILS in both directions and a single terminal building with two airbridges. There are around 20,000 aircraft movements and 700,000 passengers annually.
+Currently, Dunedin airport only hosts domestic flights due to New Zealands tough covid restrictions. Virgin airlines has stated that it does not plan to return international service to Dunedin.
 ==Official Spotting Locations==
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 ==Other Spotting Locations==
 ===Centre Road===
-[[{{ns:6}}:Pacific Blue Boeing 737-800 ZK-PBI, Centre Rd, Dunedin, NZ.jpg|thumb|right|Pacific Blue Boeing 737-800 ZK-PBI, from Centre Road]]
 This is an excellent spot for aircraft landing on runway 21. Vehicles should be parked outside the boom gates, and not obscuring the signal lights from other motorists. It is a 100km/h zone, care is needed with traffic on the road. [http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=centre+road,+momona&sll=-41.244772,172.617188&sspn=34.569496,84.375&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Centre+Rd,+9073&ll=-45.921901,170.210602&spn=0,359.979401&z=16&layer=c&cbll=-45.921589,170.210695&panoid=07W3ET8rMg0QwC0uROtlmg&cbp=12,214.95,,0,1.85 Google Street View]
 ===McLaren Gully Road===
-McLaren Gully Road, off State Highway 1, offers an elevated wide view of the airport. A zoom or telephoto lens needed for any amount of detail.
+McLaren Gully Road, off State Highway 1, offers an elevated wide view of the airport. A zoom or telephoto lens is needed for any amount of detail.
 ==Regular Traffic==
 ;Commercial
-* Air New Zealand: Boeing 737-300, Airbus A320-200, ATR 72, Bombardier Q300
+* Air New Zealand: Airbus A320-232, ATR 72, Bombardier Q300
-* Pacific Blue: Boeing 737-800
+* Jetstar: A320-232
-Arrival and departure times are listed on the [http://www.flydunedin.com/arrivals.php airport website]
+Arrival and departure times are listed on the [http://https://www.dunedinairport.co.nz/flight-information/ airport website]
 ;General aviation
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 ==Facilities and Transportation==
-Taxis and shuttle vans service the airport, and there is a 24-hour carpark.  Rental car companies are:
+Taxis and shuttle vans service the airport, and there is a 24-hour car park.  Rental car companies are:
 * Avis
 * Budget
-* Driven
 * Europcar
 * Ezi-Rent
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 * Thrifty
-The terminal has two cafés and a bar, another food shop, a gift shop, a stationary/book shop, two duty free shops, ATMs, and an Air New Zealand Koru Club lounge.
+The terminal has two cafés and a bar, another food shop, a gift shop, a stationary/book shop, two duty-free shops, ATMs, and an Air New Zealand Koru Club lounge.
 ==Links==
 * [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dunedin_International_Airport Photos at Wikimedia Commons]