# Gisborne Airport (GIS / NZGS)

**Gisborne Airport** (IATA: GIS, ICAO: NZGS) is a medium airport in Gisborne, Gisborne Region, New Zealand. It has 5 runways; the longest is 1,310 m (4,298 ft). In 2022 it handled 134 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GIS / NZGS
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Gisborne, Gisborne Region, New Zealand
- Elevation: 5 m / 15 ft
- Coordinates: -38.6633, 177.9780
- Runways: 5
- Longest runway: 1,310 m / 4,298 ft
- Passengers: 134,236 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Website: http://www.eastland.nz/eastland-port/gisborne-airport/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisborne_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3275613
- Weather station: NZGS · WMO 93292
- Ident: NZGS

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14R/32L | 1,310 m / 4,298 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 165° / 345° | yes |
| 09/27 | 1,170 m / 3,839 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Grass | 117° / 297° |  |
| 03/21 | 1,150 m / 3,773 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Grass | 048° / 228° |  |
| 14L/32R | 763 m / 2,503 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Grass | 166° / 346° |  |
| 14/32 |  |  |  |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 134,600 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 132,000 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 133,113 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 155,446 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 155,897 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 141,085 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 156,146 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 170,993 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 191,651 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 196,500 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 115,130 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 134,236 | Wikidata |

## Routes

6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [WHK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwk.md) Whakatāne Airport · New Zealand · 124 km / 77 mi · Sunair
- [NPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nznr.md) Hawke's Bay Airport · New Zealand · 131 km / 81 mi · Sunair
- [TRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nztg.md) Tauranga Airport · New Zealand · 191 km / 119 mi · Sunair
- [HLZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzhn.md) Hamilton International Airport · New Zealand · 247 km / 153 mi · Sunair
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 335 km / 208 mi · Air New Zealand
- [WLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn.md) Wellington International Airport · New Zealand · 401 km / 249 mi · Air New Zealand

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GIS, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- ZU [Sunair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunair) · 4
- NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 2

Former hub of [Eagle Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eagle-airways).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 134K (2022) | #1,710 of 3,974 | #67 in Oceania | #15 in NZ |
| Longest runway | 1,310 m / 4,298 ft | =8,621 of 29,858 | =610 in Oceania | =28 in NZ |
| Elevation | 5 m / 15 ft | =41,887 of 43,403 | =2,077 in Oceania | =160 in NZ |
| Runways | 5 | =14 of 29,978 | =3 in Oceania | =2 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 127.300 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.400 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 127.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 127.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [WIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwo.md) Wairoa Airport · 63 km / 39 mi
- [WHK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwk.md) Whakatāne Airport · 124 km / 77 mi
- [NPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nznr.md) Hawke's Bay Airport · 131 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: “Gisborne Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gisborne_Airport&oldid=1369430273), revision of 14 Aug 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/nzgs/data