# Ardmore Airport (AMZ / NZAR)

**Ardmore Airport** (IATA: AMZ, ICAO: NZAR) is a medium airport in Manurewa, Auckland Region, New Zealand. It opened in 1945. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,411 m (4,630 ft). It is operated by Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzar

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AMZ / NZAR
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
- Serves: Manurewa, Auckland Region, New Zealand
- Opened: 1945 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 34 m / 111 ft
- Coordinates: -37.0297, 174.9730
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,411 m / 4,630 ft
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Website: http://www.nzar.co.nz/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardmore_Airport_(New_Zealand) (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2791673
- Weather station: NZAA · WMO 93119
- Ident: NZAR

## Timeline

- 1945: Ardmore Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 1,411 m / 4,630 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 048° / 228° | yes |
| 07/25 | 597 m / 1,960 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Grass | 092° / 272° |  |
| 03L/21R | 518 m / 1,700 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Grass | 048° / 228° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,411 m / 4,630 ft | =7,700 of 29,858 | #480 in Oceania | #19 in NZ |
| Elevation | 34 m / 111 ft | =36,480 of 43,403 | =1,510 in Oceania | #115 in NZ |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =71 in Oceania | #7 in NZ |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =22 in Oceania | =13 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | AUCKLAND CON | 120.100 |
| AWIB | AWIB | 121.000 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.100 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · 17 km / 10 mi
- [NZWP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwp.md) RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai · 41 km / 25 mi
- [HLZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzhn.md) Hamilton International Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [TRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nztg.md) Tauranga Airport · 130 km / 81 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Ardmore Airport (New Zealand)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ardmore_Airport_(New_Zealand)&oldid=1362809738), revision of 6 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/nzar/data