Wairoa Aerodrome (IATA: WIR, ICAO: NZWO) is a small airport located at the end of Airport Road, on the northern outskirts of Wairoa, in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.[1] Wairoa Aerodrome provides a service for light aircraft and is used mainly for charter operations. In 2023 Sunair commenced a Napier to Wairoa route.[2]

Wairoa Aerodrome
Summary
LocationWairoa, New Zealand
Elevation AMSL42 ft / 12 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 4,498 1,371 Bitumen/Grass

Operational data edit

Wairoa Aerodrome is a grass strip of 1371 m in length containing an all-weather sealed strip of 914 m on its southern two thirds.[3]

  • Runway strength:
    • 16/34: ESWL 9530
  • Pilot controlled runway lighting available
  • Circuit:
    • Fixed wing – left hand all runways

Airport landing charge in 2024 NZ$14. Touch and go charges are cumulative, so not suitable for circuit training


Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
Sunair Napier

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Airport". Wairoa District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Nuhaka and the Wairoa District". Wairoa Maori Film Festival Society. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Information about Wairoa Aerodrome – World airport database". airport-data.com.

39°00′25″S 177°24′54″E / 39.00694°S 177.41500°E / -39.00694; 177.41500