# Mount Cook Airport (MON / NZMC)

**Mount Cook Airport** (IATA: MON, ICAO: NZMC) is a medium airport in Canterbury Region, New Zealand. It opened in 1950. It has one runway, 1,572 m (5,157 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MON / NZMC
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Opened: 1950
- Elevation: 656 m / 2,153 ft
- Coordinates: -43.7650, 170.1330
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,572 m / 5,157 ft
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Cook_Aerodrome (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885374
- Ident: NZMC

## Timeline

- 1950: Mount Cook Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 1,572 m / 5,157 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 155° / 335° |  |

- 13/31 slopes 1.4%: threshold 31 at 635 m / 2,083 ft, threshold 13 at 656 m / 2,153 ft.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,572 m / 5,157 ft | =6,050 of 29,858 | =327 in Oceania | #14 in NZ |
| Elevation | 656 m / 2,153 ft | #8,189 of 43,403 | #285 in Oceania | #6 in NZ |
| Age | Opened 1950 | =3,626 of 15,079 | =82 in Oceania | #8 in NZ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =41 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | CHRISTCHURCH FIS | 123.500 |
| CTAF | ALPS TRAFFIC | 118.600 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 131.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [GTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzgt.md) Glentanner Airport · 16 km / 9.8 mi
- [TWZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzuk.md) Pukaki Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [TIU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nztu.md) Timaru Airport · 106 km / 66 mi
- [WKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwf.md) Wanaka Airport · 128 km / 79 mi
- [HKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzhk.md) Hokitika Airfield · 136 km / 84 mi

## Sources

- [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/nzmc/data