# Wigram Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand

**Wigram Airport** was an airport in Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand. It opened in 1954. It had 3 runways; the longest was 1,580 m (5,184 ft).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nz-0087

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Serves: Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Opened: 1954
- Elevation: 23 m / 74 ft
- Coordinates: -43.5487, 172.5518
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,580 m / 5,184 ft
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigram_Aerodrome (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7999704
- Weather station: NZCH · WMO 93780
- Ident: NZ-0087

## Timeline

- 1954: Wigram Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03R/21L | 1,580 m / 5,184 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 050° / 230° | yes |
| 13/31 | 1,050 m / 3,445 ft | 35 m / 115 ft | Grass | 153° / 333° |  |
| 03L/21R | 1,003 m / 3,291 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Grass | 055° / 235° |  |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | CHRISTCHURCH CON | 120.900 |
| ATIS | CHRISTCHURCH ATIS | 127.200 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.750 |

## Nearby airports

- [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · 6.8 km / 4.2 mi
- [NZ-0012](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nz-0012.md) Kings (Ladbrooks) · 10 km / 6.3 mi
- [NZ-0011](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nz-0011.md) Worthy Lodge airstrip (Ladbrooks) · 10 km / 6.4 mi
- [NZ-0015](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nz-0015.md) Taitapu Ag strip · 14 km / 8.6 mi
- [NZWL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwl.md) West Melton Aerodrome · 15 km / 9.4 mi
- [NZFF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzff.md) Forest Field Aerodrome · 24 km / 15 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nz-0087/data