A light aircraft has crashed while taking off at Queenstown Airport this morning.
All arriving and departing flights at Queenstown Airport have been put on hold. Photo: Queenstown Airport
Police said four people were on board the plane when it crashed off the end of the runway shortly before 9am, with one suffering minor injuries. The injured person was been taken to Lakes District Hospital.
In a statement, the airport said its emergency response plan was immediately activated.
One passenger taken to hospital with a suspected broken ankle had since been discharged, it said.
Flights in and out of the airport were put on hold when the Cessna crashed but have since resumed.
The aircraft was removed from the airfield and the runway was inspected before flights started again at 10.50am.
Ten flights were affected and the airlines were working to reschedule the services, the airport said.
