# Palmerston North Airport (PMR / NZPM) **Palmerston North Airport** (IATA: PMR, ICAO: NZPM) is a medium airport in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand. It opened in 1931. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,902 m (6,240 ft). In 2022 it handled 324 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzpm ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: PMR / NZPM - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand - Opened: 1931 - Elevation: 46 m / 151 ft - Coordinates: -40.3206, 175.6170 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 1,902 m / 6,240 ft - Passengers: 323,615 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland - Website: https://pnairport.co.nz/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston_North_Airport (12 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432305 - Weather station: NZOH · WMO 93401 - Ident: NZPM ## Timeline - 1931: Palmerston North Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 07L/25R | 1,902 m / 6,240 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes | | 07/25 | 1,902 m / 6,240 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | | | | | 07R/25L | 608 m / 1,995 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Grass | 090° / 270° | | - 07R/25L slopes 1.6%: threshold 07R at 35 m / 115 ft, threshold 25L at 45 m / 148 ft. ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 44,909 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 449,318 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 445,147 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 455,166 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 466,557 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 515,727 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 630,000 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 657,515 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 687,142 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 498,000 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 401,000 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 323,615 | Wikidata | ## Routes 4 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (4) - [BHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwb.md) Woodbourne Airport · New Zealand · 198 km / 123 mi · Originair - [NSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzns.md) Nelson Airport · New Zealand · 229 km / 142 mi · Originair - [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 375 km / 233 mi · Air New Zealand - [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 435 km / 270 mi · Air New Zealand, Originair ### Cargo (2) - [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 375 km / 233 mi · Texel Air Australasia, Parcelair - [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 435 km / 270 mi · Texel Air Australasia, Parcelair ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PMR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (2) - OG [Originair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/originair) · 3 - NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 2 ### Cargo (2) - APK [Parcelair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/parcelair) · 2 - TNZ [Texel Air Australasia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/texel-air-australasia) · 2 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 324K (2022) | #1,304 of 3,974 | #43 in Oceania | #10 in NZ | | Longest runway | 1,902 m / 6,240 ft | =4,279 of 29,858 | #150 in Oceania | #8 in NZ | | Elevation | 46 m / 151 ft | =35,226 of 43,403 | =1,413 in Oceania | #106 in NZ | | Age | Opened 1931 | =452 of 15,079 | =16 in Oceania | #2 in NZ | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =22 in Oceania | =13 in NZ | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | OHAKEA APP | 125.100 | | ATIS | ATIS | 129.700 | | CTAF | CTAF | 120.600 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | TWR | TWR | 120.600 | ## Nearby airports - [OHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzoh.md) RNZAF Base Ohakea · 23 km / 14 mi - [WAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwu.md) Wanganui Airport · 64 km / 40 mi - [MRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzms.md) Hood Airport · 73 km / 45 mi - [PPQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzpp.md) Paraparaumu Airport · 84 km / 52 mi - [WLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn.md) Wellington International Airport · 131 km / 81 mi - [NPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nznr.md) Hawke's Bay Airport · 143 km / 89 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: “Palmerston North Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palmerston_North_Airport&oldid=1365338599), revision of 21 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/nzpm/data