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Airwest Helicopters Limited

Reefton · Grey Road, Reefton 7830, West Coast

Airwest Helicopters is a Reefton-based West Coast helicopter operator owned by Alan Rosanowski, working out of Grey Road / SH7 in Reefton. The company runs a small mixed fleet (including an MD-500E and an R44) across the central Southern Alps, the Buller, and the South Westland conservation estate.

The operator is on DOC's list of approved concessionaires for balloted tahr landing sites in the Hooker/Landsborough and Adams Wilderness Areas and is a long-running provider of hunting drop-offs, lifting, aerial spraying, charter, and aerial photography work. There is no current company website despite DOC concessions covering most of the upper South Island and West Coast.

Services

Hunting drop-offsCharterAerial work / agricultureFilming / photographyScenic flights

Pricing

POA — contact operator for a quote

Pricing is indicative. Confirm with the operator before booking.

Activities

Helicopter Landings

DOC concessions

Active permits to operate on public conservation land.

  • 118538-AIR Helicopter Landings (Aoraki Mt Cook (ESI); Geraldine (ESI); North Canterbury (ESI); Twizel (ESI); Golden Bay (NSI); Motueka (NSI); Nelson Lakes (NSI); Central Otago (SSI); Te Anau (SSI); Wakatipu (SSI); Buller (WSI); Greymouth (WSI); Hokitika (WSI); South Westland (WSI))
  • 94663-AIR Helicopter Landings (North Canterbury (ESI); South Marlborough (NSI); Greymouth (WSI); Hokitika (WSI))

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