# Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ / NZPP)

**Paraparaumu Airport** (IATA: PPQ, ICAO: NZPP) is a medium airport in Wellington Region, New Zealand. It has 5 runways; the longest is 1,350 m (4,429 ft).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PPQ / NZPP
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Wellington Region, New Zealand
- Elevation: 7 m / 22 ft
- Coordinates: -40.9047, 174.9890
- Runways: 5
- Longest runway: 1,350 m / 4,429 ft
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Website: http://www.kapiticoastairport.co.nz/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapiti_Coast_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6366753
- Weather station: NZPP
- Ident: NZPP

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16R/34L | 1,350 m / 4,429 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 181° / 001° | yes |
| 11L/29R | 1,026 m / 3,366 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 134° / 314° |  |
| 16L/34R | 610 m / 2,001 ft | 90 m / 295 ft | Grass | 181° / 001° |  |
| 11R/29L | 410 m / 1,345 ft | 90 m / 295 ft | Grass | 134° / 314° |  |
| 16/34 |  |  |  |  |  |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [BHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwb.md) Woodbourne Airport · New Zealand · 116 km / 72 mi · Sounds Air
- [NSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzns.md) Nelson Airport · New Zealand · 154 km / 96 mi · Sounds Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- [Sounds Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sounds-air) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,350 m / 4,429 ft | =8,309 of 29,858 | =579 in Oceania | #25 in NZ |
| Elevation | 7 m / 22 ft | =41,157 of 43,403 | =2,001 in Oceania | =151 in NZ |
| Runways | 5 | =14 of 29,978 | =3 in Oceania | =2 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | WELLINGTON APP | 122.300 |
| AWIB | AWIB | 128.400 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [WLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn.md) Wellington International Airport · 49 km / 31 mi
- [MRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzms.md) Hood Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [PMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzpm.md) Palmerston North Airport · 84 km / 52 mi
- [OHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzoh.md) RNZAF Base Ohakea · 85 km / 53 mi
- [WAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwu.md) Wanganui Airport · 105 km / 65 mi
- [BHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwb.md) Woodbourne Airport · 116 km / 72 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: “Kapiti Coast Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kapiti_Coast_Airport&oldid=1369277171), revision of 14 Aug 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/nzpp/data