UPDATED 6.35PM: A 40-year old Katikati man is in a critical condition after a glider crash Tauranga Airport this afternoon.

The man is in Tauranga Hospital’s intensive care unit.

He was treated by ambulance staff at the scene before being rushed to hospital.

The glider has sustained significant damage in the crash, which happened just before 3 this afternoon.

The man was the pilot and the sole occupant of the glider.