Cook Islands Airways Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander on the old Atiu inland airstrip built by the local people in 1977
The locals cleared rows of pineapples out for the first-ever airstrip in Atiu in 1977. Pineapples ran along both sides of the airstrip. Cook Islands Airways Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
First-ever Mangaia landing by Captain Ewan Smith on 27 June 1977. Cook Islands Airways Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
