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The EMAS is all installed and last night the runway was re-marked for increased length. Airways Corporation have been calibrating a new ILS, too. Pic 1 - Airways Corp Piper Cheyenne conducting a calibration approach. The southern EMAS is visible right below it (the blue-grey material). Pic 2 - A couple of execs have a photo op at the north end of the runway. You can see a blacked out marking. The northern EMAS will be in the picture behind the exec. Interestingly, listening to the radio, all of the approaches were RNP ones, which makes sense if the ILS is not yet ready. It was a little weird to hear "established" calls when the aircraft was not yet aligned with the runway! And, indeed, here is one of those execs... https://www.wellingtonairport.co.nz/news/airport-updates/wellington-airport-completes-major-runway-upgrade/