On Friday, the Civil Aviation Authority announced the service would be retained.
Manapouri-based pilot Shaun Ferris had been flying into Milford for 22 years and said the airfield flight information service was vital.
“You’d be a brave person to say you would be better off without it.”
Ferris pilots for Fly Fiordland, who land at the aerodrome about 300 times every year.
“I wouldn’t think there would be anyone who would want to see them [information service] go.”
Losing it “would have been a step backwards”, he said.
The traffic and weather updates, particularly on busy days, were “pretty pivotal” for maintaining a safe environment in Milford, Ferris said.