Air New Zealand 737-300 Startup & Takeoff at Tauranga Airport

Air NZ Boeing 737-300 (ZK-NGI) taking off and heading to NZAA on Thursday, 17 September 2015.
Bonus Beech 1900D starting up.
ANZ1737 NZTG (RWY 25) - NZAA (RWY 23L)
Flight details:
flightaware.co...
Filmed with Canon 600D EFS18-55mm

[@WVHTPAWorldOfTransport]

What a nice video to see! :)

[@ElBantosClips]

Always loved seeing them take off from nzch. Flown on them a couple times too, they were rockets those things lol

[@wellingtonaviationchannel634]

This is so sad wish the retirement was delayed til now atleast! :) Honestly I think the B1900 actually ruined this nostalgia tho

[@WilliamGJ1]

I thin this was part of a national wide tour before the 737s were replaced by the A320s.

[@sharko4093]

I didn't even know Tauranga had a long enough runway for any kind of jets

[@Nzeddy]

Yeah we've had a few charted ANZ A320s come in and a Pacific Blue 738 diverted here from NZAA due to weather but they unloaded all the passengers and bused them back to NZAA. There's a video of the landing and takeoff on someone elses YT channel.
NZTG runway 07/25 is 1825m. Long enough for A320/737s. Obviously not long enough when they're at MTOW.

[@baby9811]

this is a wonderful job

[@ClaxMaxtron]

where was the Beech going?

[@margaretroselle8610]

Great aircraft and wonderful sound of the jet engines!

[@willwaters8553]

Since when we had the 737s?

[@seanavery2777]

they are retired now :(

[@MaxBurmister]

This was the last flight so they sent the 737 across New Zealand

[@bradw3116]

Just 47 years. 1968-2015 RIP