# Kaikoura Airport (KBZ / NZKI)

**Kaikoura Airport** (IATA: KBZ, ICAO: NZKI) is a small airport in Canterbury Region, New Zealand. It has 2 runways; the longest is 700 m (2,297 ft). It is operated by Kaikōura.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KBZ / NZKI
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Kaikōura
- Serves: Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Elevation: 6 m / 20 ft
- Coordinates: -42.4250, 173.6050
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 700 m / 2,297 ft
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaikoura_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6347836
- Weather station: NZKI
- Ident: NZKI

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05R/23L | 700 m / 2,297 ft | 10 m / 33 ft | Asphalt |  |  |
| 05L/23R | 615 m / 2,018 ft | 25 m / 82 ft | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 700 m / 2,297 ft | =22,339 of 29,858 | =1,778 in Oceania | =78 in NZ |
| Elevation | 6 m / 20 ft | =41,280 of 43,403 | =2,015 in Oceania | =153 in NZ |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =28 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unattended |  | 124.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [NZML](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzml.md) Molesworth Airport · 46 km / 29 mi
- [NZHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nz-0102.md) Hanmer Springs Aerodrome · 68 km / 42 mi
- [NZ-0013](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nz-0013.md) Culverden · 70 km / 43 mi
- [NZ-0016](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nz-0016.md) Cape Campbell airstrip · 93 km / 58 mi
- [NZOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzom.md) Omaka Blenheim Airport · 102 km / 63 mi
- [NZLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzle.md) Lake Station Airport · 102 km / 64 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/nzki/data