# Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE / NZNR)

**Hawke's Bay Airport** (IATA: NPE, ICAO: NZNR) is a medium airport in Napier, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,750 m (5,741 ft). In 2022 it handled 394 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NPE / NZNR
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Napier, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand
- Elevation: 2 m / 6 ft
- Coordinates: -39.4658, 176.8700
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,750 m / 5,741 ft
- Passengers: 394,000 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Website: http://www.hawkesbay-airport.co.nz/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3888583
- Ident: NZNR

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 1,750 m / 5,741 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  | yes |
| 07/25 | 1,219 m / 4,000 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Paved | 089° / 269° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 431,903 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 440,704 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 451,128 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 456,672 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 476,000 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 566,431 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 652,456 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 697,143 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 750,357 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 541,087 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 461,000 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 394,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (8)

- [WIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwo.md) Wairoa Airport · New Zealand · 68 km / 42 mi · Sunair
- [GIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzgs.md) Gisborne Airport · New Zealand · 131 km / 81 mi · Air Napier, Sunair
- [WHK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwk.md) Whakatāne Airport · New Zealand · 172 km / 107 mi · Sunair
- [TRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nztg.md) Tauranga Airport · New Zealand · 208 km / 129 mi · Sunair
- [HLZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzhn.md) Hamilton International Airport · New Zealand · 222 km / 138 mi · Sunair
- [WLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn.md) Wellington International Airport · New Zealand · 271 km / 168 mi · Air New Zealand
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 328 km / 204 mi · Air New Zealand
- [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 575 km / 357 mi · Air New Zealand

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- ZU [Sunair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunair) · 5
- NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 3
- [Air Napier](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-napier) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 394K (2022) | #1,218 of 3,974 | #37 in Oceania | #8 in NZ |
| Longest runway | 1,750 m / 5,741 ft | =5,076 of 29,858 | =203 in Oceania | #12 in NZ |
| Elevation | 2 m / 6 ft | =42,960 of 43,403 | =2,250 in Oceania | =173 in NZ |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =28 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | Napier Tower | 124.800 |
| ATIS | Napier Airport Information | 128.000 |
| CTAF | Napier Traffic (when tower off watch) | 118.100 |
| TWR | Napier Tower | 124.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [WIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwo.md) Wairoa Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [TUO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzap.md) Taupo Airport · 105 km / 66 mi
- [GIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzgs.md) Gisborne Airport · 131 km / 81 mi
- [PMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzpm.md) Palmerston North Airport · 143 km / 89 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Hawke's Bay Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hawke's_Bay_Airport&oldid=1364516031), revision of 17 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/nznr/data