# Hamilton International Airport (HLZ / NZHN) **Hamilton International Airport** (IATA: HLZ, ICAO: NZHN) is a medium airport in Hamilton, Waikato Region, New Zealand. It has 5 runways; the longest is 2,059 m (6,755 ft). In 2022 it handled 283 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzhn ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: HLZ / NZHN - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Hamilton, Waikato Region, New Zealand - Elevation: 52 m / 172 ft - Coordinates: -37.8670, 175.3320 - Runways: 5 - Longest runway: 2,059 m / 6,755 ft - Passengers: 283,000 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland - Website: http://www.hamiltonairport.co.nz - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Airport_(New_Zealand) (17 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1368739 - Weather station: NZHN - Ident: NZHN ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 18L/36R | 2,059 m / 6,755 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 196° / 016° | yes | | 18R/36L | 875 m / 2,871 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 196° / 016° | | | 07R/25L | 620 m / 2,033 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Other | 095° / 275° | | | 07/25 | 620 m / 2,033 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 095° / 275° | | | 18/36 | | | Other | | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2010 | 57,460 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 362,000 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 354,000 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 306,000 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 294,396 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 291,000 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 303,000 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 317,348 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 353,000 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 382,000 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 358,000 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 283,000 | Wikidata | ## Routes 8 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (8) - [WHK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwk.md) Whakatāne Airport · New Zealand · 139 km / 86 mi · Sunair - [NPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nznr.md) Hawke's Bay Airport · New Zealand · 222 km / 138 mi · Sunair - [GIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzgs.md) Gisborne Airport · New Zealand · 247 km / 153 mi · Sunair - [WRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwr.md) Whangarei Airport · New Zealand · 249 km / 155 mi · Sunair - [WLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn.md) Wellington International Airport · New Zealand · 387 km / 240 mi · Air New Zealand - [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 668 km / 415 mi · Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways - [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 2,212 km / 1,374 mi · Jetstar Airways - [OOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcg.md) Gold Coast Airport · Australia · 2,295 km / 1,426 mi · Jetstar Airways ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from HLZ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (2) - [Air New Zealand Link](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand-link) - KC [Kiwi Travel International Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kiwi-travel-international-airlines) ### Passenger (3) - ZU [Sunair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunair) · 4 - JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 3 - NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 2 Former hub of [Eagle Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eagle-airways), [Freedom Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/freedom-air-fom). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 283K (2022) | #1,375 of 3,974 | #49 in Oceania | #13 in NZ | | Longest runway | 2,059 m / 6,755 ft | #3,706 of 29,858 | #105 in Oceania | #5 in NZ | | Elevation | 52 m / 172 ft | =34,674 of 43,403 | =1,361 in Oceania | #101 in NZ | | Runways | 5 | =14 of 29,978 | =3 in Oceania | =2 in NZ | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | CHRISTCHURCH APP | 125.300 | | ATIS | ATIS | 128.600 | | CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 | | TWR | TWR | 122.900 | ## Nearby airports - [TRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nztg.md) Tauranga Airport · 79 km / 49 mi - [ROT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzro.md) Rotorua Regional Airport · 90 km / 56 mi - [AMZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzar.md) Ardmore Airport · 98 km / 61 mi - [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · 107 km / 66 mi - [TUO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzap.md) Taupo Airport · 117 km / 73 mi - [NZWP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwp.md) RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai · 135 km / 84 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: “Hamilton Airport (New Zealand)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton_Airport_(New_Zealand)&oldid=1372535706), revision of 1 Sep 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/nzhn/data