# New Plymouth Airport (NPL / NZNP)

**New Plymouth Airport** (IATA: NPL, ICAO: NZNP) is a medium airport in New Plymouth, Taranaki Region, New Zealand. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,310 m (4,298 ft). It is operated by New Plymouth District. In 2019 it handled 455 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NPL / NZNP
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: New Plymouth District
- Serves: New Plymouth, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
- Elevation: 30 m / 97 ft
- Coordinates: -39.0086, 174.1790
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,310 m / 4,298 ft
- Passengers: 455,000 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Website: https://www.nplairport.co.nz/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Plymouth_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7010999
- Weather station: NZNP
- Ident: NZNP

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05L/23R | 1,310 m / 4,298 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 067° / 247° | yes |
| 14/32 | 1,200 m / 3,937 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Grass | 157° / 337° |  |
| 05R/23L | 1,000 m / 3,281 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 066° / 246° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 30,096 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 321,337 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 332,178 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 343,572 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 342,000 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 411,661 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 435,000 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 436,912 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 455,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 228 km / 142 mi · Air New Zealand
- [WLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn.md) Wellington International Airport · New Zealand · 263 km / 163 mi · Air New Zealand
- [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 517 km / 321 mi · Air New Zealand

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 3

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 455K (2019) | #1,153 of 3,974 | #34 in Oceania | #7 in NZ |
| Longest runway | 1,310 m / 4,298 ft | =8,621 of 29,858 | =610 in Oceania | =28 in NZ |
| Elevation | 30 m / 97 ft | =37,047 of 43,403 | =1,571 in Oceania | #123 in NZ |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =22 in Oceania | =13 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | CHRISTCHURCH CON | 123.700 |
| APP | APP | 124.700 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.050 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 124.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 124.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [NZNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nznf.md) Norfolk Airport · 22 km / 14 mi
- [NZSD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzsd.md) Stratford Airport · 36 km / 23 mi
- [NZHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzha.md) Hawera Airport · 61 km / 38 mi
- [NZTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nztm.md) Taumarunui Airport · 96 km / 59 mi
- [NZTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nztt.md) Te Kuiti Aerodrome · 115 km / 71 mi
- [WAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwu.md) Wanganui Airport · 129 km / 80 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: “New Plymouth Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Plymouth_Airport&oldid=1363066098), revision of 7 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/nznp/data