# Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS / NZRC)

**Ryan's Creek Aerodrome** (IATA: SZS, ICAO: NZRC) is a small airport in Oban, Southland Region, New Zealand. It has one runway, 800 m (2,625 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SZS / NZRC
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Oban, Southland Region, New Zealand
- Elevation: 19 m / 62 ft
- Coordinates: -46.8997, 168.1010
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 800 m / 2,625 ft
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan%27s_Creek_Aerodrome (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7383795
- Ident: NZRC

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 800 m / 2,625 ft | 16 m / 52 ft | Asphalt | 065° / 245° | yes |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [IVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nznv.md) Invercargill Airport · New Zealand · 57 km / 35 mi · Stewart Island Flights
- [ZQN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzqn.md) Queenstown Airport · New Zealand · 215 km / 134 mi · Glenorchy Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- [Glenorchy Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/glenorchy-air) · 1
- [Stewart Island Flights](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/stewart-island-flights) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 800 m / 2,625 ft | =18,857 of 29,858 | =1,653 in Oceania | #70 in NZ |
| Elevation | 19 m / 62 ft | =38,593 of 43,403 | =1,709 in Oceania | =130 in NZ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =41 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF |  | 130.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [NZ-0020](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nz-0020.md) Center Island Airstrip · 53 km / 33 mi
- [IVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nznv.md) Invercargill Airport · 57 km / 35 mi
- [NZCB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzcb.md) Centre Bush Aerodrome · 97 km / 60 mi
- [NZGC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzgc.md) Gore3 Airport · 103 km / 64 mi
- [NZVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzvl.md) Mandeville Aerodrome · 115 km / 71 mi
- [NZBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzba.md) Balclutha Aerodrome · 145 km / 90 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: “Ryan's Creek Aerodrome”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ryan's_Creek_Aerodrome&oldid=1373817914), revision of 8 Sep 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/nzrc/data