List of airports in New Zealand facts for kids
This is a list of airports in New Zealand, sorted by location.
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Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines. The cities shown in bold are international.
Location | ICAO | IATA | Airport name | Coordinates | Elevation | Longest runway |
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Alexandra | NZLX | ALR | Alexandra Aerodrome | 45°12′42″S 169°22′24″E / 45.21167°S 169.37333°E | 229 m (752 ft) | 1,200 m (3,937 ft) |
Ashburton | NZAS | ASG | Ashburton Aerodrome | 43°54′12″S 171°47′48″E / 43.90333°S 171.79667°E | 91 m (298 ft) | 1,388 m (4,554 ft) |
Auckland (Ardmore) | NZAR | AMZ | Ardmore Airport | 37°01′47″S 174°58′24″E / 37.02972°S 174.97333°E | 34 m (111 ft) | 1,411 m (4,629 ft) |
Auckland (Dairy Flat) | NZNE | North Shore Aerodrome | 36°39′24″S 174°39′19″E / 36.65667°S 174.65528°E | 65 m (212 ft) | 811 m (2,661 ft) | |
Auckland (Māngere) | NZAA | AKL | Auckland Airport | 37°00′29″S 174°47′30″E / 37.00806°S 174.79167°E | 7 m (23 ft) | 3,535 m (11,598 ft) |
Auckland (Whenuapai) | NZWP | RNZAF Base Auckland | 36°47′15″S 174°37′48″E / 36.78750°S 174.63000°E | 31 m (103 ft) | 2,031 m (6,663 ft) | |
Balclutha | NZBA | Balclutha Aerodrome | 46°14′36″S 169°45′00″E / 46.24333°S 169.75000°E | 7 m (22 ft) | 666 m (2,185 ft) | |
Blenheim (Omaka) | NZOM | Omaka Aerodrome | 41°32′24″S 173°55′19″E / 41.54000°S 173.92194°E | 30 m (100 ft) | 1,003 m (3,291 ft) | |
Blenheim (Woodbourne) | NZWB | BHE | Woodbourne Airport | 41°31′06″S 173°52′13″E / 41.51833°S 173.87028°E | 33 m (109 ft) | 1,425 m (4,675 ft) |
Chatham Islands | NZCI | CHT | Chatham Islands / Tuuta Airport | 43°48′50″S 176°28′24″W / 43.81389°S 176.47333°W | 12 m (39 ft) | 1,850 m (6,070 ft) |
Christchurch | NZCH | CHC | Christchurch Airport | 43°29′22″S 172°32′04″E / 43.48944°S 172.53444°E | 37 m (123 ft) | 3,288 m (10,787 ft) |
Coromandel | NZCX | CMV | Coromandel Aerodrome | 36°47′30″S 175°30′31″E / 36.79167°S 175.50861°E | 4 m (13 ft) | 623 m (2,044 ft) |
Cromwell | NZCS | Cromwell Racecourse Aerodrome | 45°02′55″S 169°10′14″E / 45.04861°S 169.17056°E | 227 m (745 ft) | 1,020 m (3,346 ft) | |
Dannevirke | NZDV | Dannevirke Aerodrome | 40°13′42″S 176°04′43″E / 40.22833°S 176.07861°E | 194 m (635 ft) | 1,200 m (3,937 ft) | |
Dargaville | NZDA | DGR | Dargaville Aerodrome | 35°56′23″S 173°53′37″E / 35.93972°S 173.89361°E | 2 m (6 ft) | 1,000 m (3,281 ft) |
Dunedin (Mosgiel) | NZTI | Taieri Aerodrome | 45°51′36″S 170°21′30″E / 45.86000°S 170.35833°E | 26 m (85 ft) | 853 m (2,799 ft) | |
Dunedin (Momona) | NZDN | DUD | Dunedin Airport | 45°55′41″S 170°11′54″E / 45.92806°S 170.19833°E | 1 m (4 ft) | 1,900 m (6,234 ft) |
Eyrewell Forest | NZFF | Forest Field Aerodrome | 43°23′09″S 172°30′42″E / 43.38583°S 172.51167°E | 123 m (402 ft) | 1,000 m (3,281 ft) | |
Feilding | NZFI | Feilding Aerodrome | 40°15′21″S 175°36′21″E / 40.25583°S 175.60583°E | 65 m (214 ft) | 1,030 m (3,379 ft) | |
Fox Glacier | NZFO | FGL | Fox Glacier Aerodrome | 43°27′43″S 170°01′08″E / 43.46194°S 170.01889°E | 174 m (570 ft) | 639 m (2,096 ft) |
Foxton | NZFP | Foxpine Aerodrome | 40°27′24″S 175°16′13″E / 40.45667°S 175.27028°E | 11 m (36 ft) | 1,015 m (3,330 ft) | |
Franz Josef | NZFJ | Franz Josef Aerodrome | 43°21′47″S 170°08′04″E / 43.36306°S 170.13444°E | 93 m (305 ft) | 870 m (2,854 ft) | |
Galatea / Murupara | NZGA | Galatea Aerodrome | 38°24′31″S 176°44′31″E / 38.40861°S 176.74194°E | 168 m (550 ft) | 1,025 m (3,363 ft) | |
Gisborne | NZGS | GIS | Gisborne Airport | 38°39′48″S 177°58′42″E / 38.66333°S 177.97833°E | 5 m (15 ft) | 1,310 m (4,298 ft) |
Glenorchy | NZGY | Glenorchy Aerodrome | 44°52′18″S 168°23′51″E / 44.87167°S 168.39750°E | 383 m (1,255 ft) | 675 m (2,215 ft) | |
Glentanner / Lake Pukaki | NZGT | GTN | Glentanner Aerodrome | 43°54′28″S 170°07′44″E / 43.90778°S 170.12889°E | 542 m (1,777 ft) | 1,052 m (3,451 ft) |
Gore | NZGC | Gore Aerodrome | 46°09′24″S 168°53′54″E / 46.15667°S 168.89833°E | 60 m (198 ft) | 1,282 m (4,206 ft) | |
Great Barrier Island (Claris) | NZGB | GBZ | Great Barrier Aerodrome | 36°14′29″S 175°28′19″E / 36.24139°S 175.47194°E | 6 m (21 ft) | 950 m (3,117 ft) |
Great Barrier Island (Okiwi) | NZOX | Okiwi Airfield | 36°08′47″S 175°23′13″E / 36.14639°S 175.38694°E | 3 m (10 ft) | 750 m (2,461 ft) | |
Greymouth | NZGM | GMN | Greymouth Airport | 42°27′42″S 171°11′24″E / 42.46167°S 171.19000°E | 3 m (11 ft) | 1,031 m (3,383 ft) |
Haast | NZHT | Haast Aerodrome | 43°52′00″S 169°02′25″E / 43.86667°S 169.04028°E | 7 m (22 ft) | 700 m (2,297 ft) | |
Hamilton | NZHN | HLZ | Hamilton Airport | 37°51′59″S 175°20′07″E / 37.86639°S 175.33528°E | 52 m (172 ft) | 2,059 m (6,755 ft) |
Hanmer Springs | NZHM | Hanmer Springs Aerodrome | 42°34′11″S 172°47′53″E / 42.56972°S 172.79806°E | 299 m (980 ft) | 922 m (3,025 ft) | |
Hastings | NZHS | Hastings Aerodrome | 39°38′48″S 176°46′01″E / 39.64667°S 176.76694°E | 20 m (64 ft) | 1,075 m (3,527 ft) | |
Hāwera | NZHA | Hāwera Aerodrome | 39°33′12″S 174°16′01″E / 39.55333°S 174.26694°E | 114 m (374 ft) | 965 m (3,166 ft) | |
Hokitika | NZHK | HKK | Hokitika Airport | 42°42′49″S 170°59′07″E / 42.71361°S 170.98528°E | 47 m (153 ft) | 1,176 m (3,858 ft) |
Invercargill | NZNV | IVC | Invercargill Airport | 46°24′54″S 168°19′12″E / 46.41500°S 168.32000°E | 2 m (5 ft) | 2,160 m (7,087 ft) |
Kaikohe | NZKO | KKO | Kaikohe Aerodrome | 35°27′04″S 173°49′02″E / 35.45111°S 173.81722°E | 175 m (573 ft) | 1,540 m (5,052 ft) |
Kaikōura | NZKI | KBZ | Kaikoura Airport | 42°25′30″S 173°36′19″E / 42.42500°S 173.60528°E | 6 m (19 ft) | 700 m (2,297 ft) |
Kaipara Flats | NZKF | Kaipara Flats Aerodrome | 36°24′23″S 174°35′14″E / 36.40639°S 174.58722°E | 27 m (90 ft) | 839 m (2,753 ft) | |
Kaitaia | NZKT | KAT | Kaitaia Airport | 35°04′12″S 173°17′07″E / 35.07000°S 173.28528°E | 82 m (270 ft) | 1,402 m (4,600 ft) |
Karamea | NZKM | Karamea Aerodrome | 41°14′17″S 172°06′22″E / 41.23806°S 172.10611°E | 9 m (28 ft) | 945 m (3,100 ft) | |
Kerikeri | NZKK | KKE | Kerikeri Airport | 35°15′46″S 173°54′43″E / 35.26278°S 173.91194°E | 150 m (492 ft) | 1,190 m (3,904 ft) |
Lake Tekapo | NZTL | Lake Tekapo Airport | 44°00′18″S 170°26′30″E / 44.00500°S 170.44167°E | 761 m (2,496 ft) | 950 m (3,117 ft) | |
Makarora | NZMW | Makarora Airstrip | 44°13′54″S 169°13′49″E / 44.23167°S 169.23028°E | 302 m (990 ft) | 600 m (1,969 ft) | |
Mandeville | NZVL | Mandeville Aerodrome | 45°59′25″S 168°48′44″E / 45.99028°S 168.81222°E | 102 m (335 ft) | 980 m (3,215 ft) | |
Masterton | NZMS | MRO | Hood Aerodrome | 40°58′24″S 175°38′01″E / 40.97333°S 175.63361°E | 111 m (364 ft) | 1,205 m (3,953 ft) |
Matamata | NZMA | MTA | Matamata Airport | 37°44′04″S 175°44′31″E / 37.73444°S 175.74194°E | 55 m (182 ft) | 1,089 m (3,573 ft) |
Mercer | NZME | Mercer Airfield | 37°15′33″S 175°06′53″E / 37.25917°S 175.11472°E | 9 m (30 ft) | 1,057 m (3,468 ft) | |
Milford Sound | NZMF | MFN | Milford Sound Airport | 44°40′24″S 167°55′24″E / 44.67333°S 167.92333°E | 3 m (10 ft) | 767 m (2,516 ft) |
Motueka | NZMK | MZP | Motueka Aerodrome | 41°07′24″S 172°59′19″E / 41.12333°S 172.98861°E | 12 m (38 ft) | 781 m (2,562 ft) |
Mount Cook | NZMC | MON | Mount Cook Aerodrome | 43°45′54″S 170°08′00″E / 43.76500°S 170.13333°E | 656 m (2,153 ft) | 1,473 m (4,833 ft) |
Murchison | NZMR | Murchison Aerodrome | 41°47′48″S 172°18′54″E / 41.79667°S 172.31500°E | 162 m (532 ft) | 570 m (1,870 ft) | |
Napier | NZNR | NPE | Hawke's Bay Airport | 39°27′57″S 176°52′12″E / 39.46583°S 176.87000°E | 2 m (6 ft) | 1,750 m (5,741 ft) |
Nelson | NZNS | NSN | Nelson Airport | 41°17′54″S 173°13′16″E / 41.29833°S 173.22111°E | 5 m (17 ft) | 1,347 m (4,419 ft) |
New Plymouth | NZNP | NPL | New Plymouth Airport | 39°00′31″S 174°10′45″E / 39.00861°S 174.17917°E | 30 m (97 ft) | 1,310 m (4,298 ft) |
Oamaru | NZOU | OAM | Oamaru Airport | 44°58′12″S 171°04′54″E / 44.97000°S 171.08167°E | 30 m (97 ft) | 1,283 m (4,209 ft) |
Ohakea | NZOH | OHA | RNZAF Base Ohakea | 40°12′24″S 175°23′13″E / 40.20667°S 175.38694°E | 50 m (164 ft) | 2,440 m (8,005 ft) |
Omarama | NZOA | Omarama Airfield | 44°29′12″S 169°59′10″E / 44.48667°S 169.98611°E | 421 m (1,380 ft) | 1,387 m (4,551 ft) | |
Ōpōtiki | NZOP | Opotiki Aerodrome | 38°01′21″S 177°18′26″E / 38.02250°S 177.30722°E | 8 m (25 ft) | 1,020 m (3,346 ft) | |
Palmerston North | NZPM | PMR | Palmerston North Airport | 40°19′14″S 175°37′10″E / 40.32056°S 175.61944°E | 46 m (151 ft) | 1,902 m (6,240 ft) |
Parakai | NZPI | West Auckland Airport | 36°39′06″S 174°26′00″E / 36.65167°S 174.43333°E | 2 m (8 ft) | 745 m (2,444 ft) | |
Paraparaumu | NZPP | PPQ | Kapiti Coast Airport | 40°54′17″S 174°59′21″E / 40.90472°S 174.98917°E | 6 m (19 ft) | 1,187 m (3,894 ft) |
Pauanui | NZUN | Pauanui Aerodrome | 37°01′18″S 175°51′49″E / 37.02167°S 175.86361°E | 6 m (19 ft) | 848 m (2,782 ft) | |
Picton | NZPN | PCN | Picton Aerodrome | 41°20′54″S 173°57′19″E / 41.34833°S 173.95528°E | 43 m (140 ft) | 780 m (2,559 ft) |
Queenstown | NZQN | ZQN | Queenstown Airport | 45°01′16″S 168°44′21″E / 45.02111°S 168.73917°E | 357 m (1,171 ft) | 1,777 m (5,830 ft) |
Raglan | NZRA | Raglan Airfield | 37°48′17″S 174°51′36″E / 37.80472°S 174.86000°E | 4 m (14 ft) | 585 m (1,919 ft) | |
Rangiora | NZRT | Rangiora Airfield | 43°17′24″S 172°32′30″E / 43.29000°S 172.54167°E | 55 m (180 ft) | 1,180 m (3,871 ft) | |
Rangitata Island | NZRI | Rangitata Island Aerodrome | 44°05′06″S 171°24′57″E / 44.08500°S 171.41583°E | 88 m (288 ft) | 1,040 m (3,412 ft) | |
Rotorua | NZRO | ROT | Rotorua Airport | 38°06′17″S 176°19′02″E / 38.10472°S 176.31722°E | 286 m (938 ft) | 2,114 m (6,936 ft) |
Roxburgh | NZRX | Roxburgh Aerodrome | 45°30′42″S 169°19′00″E / 45.51167°S 169.31667°E | 154 m (506 ft) | 1,273 m (4,177 ft) | |
Ruatoria | NZRR | Ruatoria Aerodrome | 37°53′02″S 178°17′24″E / 37.88389°S 178.29000°E | 76 m (250 ft) | 1,000 m (3,281 ft) | |
Ruawai | NZRW | Ruawai Airfield | 36°05′45″S 173°58′31″E / 36.09583°S 173.97528°E | 2 m (6 ft) | 717 m (2,352 ft) | |
Stewart Island / Rakiura | NZRC | SZS | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome | 46°53′59″S 168°06′07″E / 46.89972°S 168.10194°E | 86 m (282 ft) | 632 m (2,073 ft) |
Stratford | NZSD | Stratford Aerodrome | 39°19′08″S 174°18′37″E / 39.31889°S 174.31028°E | 288 m (946 ft) | 900 m (2,953 ft) | |
Taihape | NZVR | Taihape Airport | 39°41′06″S 175°47′19″E / 39.68500°S 175.78861°E | 472 m (1,550 ft) | 455 m (1,493 ft) | |
Tākaka | NZTK | KTF | Tākaka Aerodrome | 40°48′48″S 172°46′33″E / 40.81333°S 172.77583°E | 30 m (100 ft) | 832 m (2,730 ft) |
Taumarunui | NZTM | Taumarunui Aerodrome | 38°50′36″S 175°15′19″E / 38.84333°S 175.25528°E | 198 m (650 ft) | 1,190 m (3,904 ft) | |
Taupō | NZAP | TUO | Taupō Airport | 38°44′23″S 176°05′04″E / 38.73972°S 176.08444°E | 407 m (1,335 ft) | 1,386 m (4,547 ft) |
Tauranga | NZTG | TRG | Tauranga Airport | 37°40′19″S 176°11′46″E / 37.67194°S 176.19611°E | 4 m (13 ft) | 1,825 m (5,988 ft) |
Te Anau / Manapouri | NZMO | TEU | Te Anau Airport | 45°31′59″S 167°39′00″E / 45.53306°S 167.65000°E | 209 m (687 ft) | 1,594 m (5,230 ft) |
Te Kowhai | NZTE | Te Kowhai Aerodrome | 37°44′42″S 175°09′31″E / 37.74500°S 175.15861°E | 35 m (115 ft) | 983 m (3,225 ft) | |
Te Kūiti | NZTT | Te Kuiti Airfield | 38°18′12″S 175°08′49″E / 38.30333°S 175.14694°E | 49 m (160 ft) | 866 m (2,841 ft) | |
Thames | NZTH | TMZ | Thames Aerodrome | 37°09′24″S 175°33′01″E / 37.15667°S 175.55028°E | 3 m (11 ft) | 1,112 m (3,648 ft) |
Timaru | NZTU | TIU | Richard Pearse Airport | 44°18′10″S 171°13′31″E / 44.30278°S 171.22528°E | 27 m (89 ft) | 1,280 m (4,199 ft) |
Tokoroa | NZTO | TKZ | Tokoroa Aerodrome | 38°14′12″S 175°53′34″E / 38.23667°S 175.89278°E | 372 m (1,221 ft) | 1,120 m (3,675 ft) |
Tūrangi | NZTN | Tūrangi Airport | 38°58′06″S 175°48′49″E / 38.96833°S 175.81361°E | 372 m (1,220 ft) | 860 m (2,822 ft) | |
Twizel | NZUK | TWZ | Pukaki Airport | 44°14′06″S 170°07′06″E / 44.23500°S 170.11833°E | 480 m (1,575 ft) | 1,530 m (5,020 ft) |
Waiheke Island | NZKE | Waiheke Island Aerodrome | 36°48′30″S 175°05′07″E / 36.80833°S 175.08528°E | 136 m (445 ft) | 630 m (2,067 ft) | |
Waihi Beach | NZWV | Waihi Beach Aerodrome | 37°25′48″S 175°57′07″E / 37.43000°S 175.95194°E | 1 m (4 ft) | 584 m (1,916 ft) | |
Waimate | NZWM | Waimate Aerodrome | 44°47′24″S 171°05′30″E / 44.79000°S 171.09167°E | 24 m (80 ft) | 616 m (2,021 ft) | |
Waipukurau | NZYP | Waipukurau Aerodrome | 39°59′48″S 176°32′13″E / 39.99667°S 176.53694°E | 131 m (430 ft) | 1,055 m (3,461 ft) | |
Wairoa | NZWO | WIR | Wairoa Aerodrome | 39°00′55″S 177°24′51″E / 39.01528°S 177.41417°E | 13 m (42 ft) | 1,371 m (4,498 ft) |
Wānaka | NZWF | WKA | Wānaka Airport | 44°43′20″S 169°14′44″E / 44.72222°S 169.24556°E | 348 m (1,142 ft) | 1,200 m (3,937 ft) |
Wellington | NZWN | WLG | Wellington Airport | 41°19′38″S 174°48′19″E / 41.32722°S 174.80528°E | 12 m (41 ft) | 1,815 m (5,955 ft) |
West Melton | NZWL | WML | West Melton Aerodrome | 43°28′36″S 172°23′48″E / 43.47667°S 172.39667°E | 93 m (305 ft) | 997 m (3,271 ft) |
Westport | NZWS | WSZ | Westport Airport | 41°44′17″S 171°34′51″E / 41.73806°S 171.58083°E | 4 m (13 ft) | 1,280 m (4,199 ft) |
Whakatāne | NZWK | WHK | Whakatāne Airport | 37°55′13″S 176°54′48″E / 37.92028°S 176.91333°E | 6 m (20 ft) | 1,280 m (4,199 ft) |
Whanganui | NZWU | WAG | Whanganui Airport | 39°57′44″S 175°01′31″E / 39.96222°S 175.02528°E | 8 m (26 ft) | 1,372 m (4,501 ft) |
Whangārei | NZWR | WRE | Whangarei Airport | 35°46′06″S 174°21′54″E / 35.76833°S 174.36500°E | 41 m (133 ft) | 1,097 m (3,599 ft) |
Whitianga | NZWT | WTZ | Whitianga Aerodrome | 36°49′54″S 175°40′43″E / 36.83167°S 175.67861°E | 5 m (15 ft) | 1,446 m (4,744 ft) |
See also
- Transport in New Zealand
- List of busiest airports in New Zealand
- List of airports by ICAO code: N#NZ - New Zealand
- List of former Royal New Zealand Air Force stations
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