# Rotorua Regional Airport (ROT / NZRO)

**Rotorua Regional Airport** (IATA: ROT, ICAO: NZRO) is a medium airport in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,622 m (5,321 ft). In 2019 it handled 265 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ROT / NZRO
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Rotorua, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
- Elevation: 285 m / 935 ft
- Coordinates: -38.1092, 176.3170
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,622 m / 5,321 ft
- Passengers: 265,443 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Website: http://www.rotorua-airport.co.nz
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotorua_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1134679
- Weather station: NZRO
- Ident: NZRO

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18R/36L | 1,622 m / 5,321 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 205° / 025° | yes |
| 18L/36R | 833 m / 2,732 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Grass | 206° / 026° |  |
| 18/36 |  |  |  |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 1,443 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 21,664 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 227,578 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 226,795 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 217,545 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 215,276 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 222,226 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 222,983 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 241,303 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 246,846 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 265,443 | 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 · 182 km / 113 mi · Air New Zealand
- [WLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn.md) Wellington International Airport · New Zealand · 380 km / 236 mi · Air New Zealand
- [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 678 km / 421 mi · Air New Zealand

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

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

Former hub of [Eagle Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eagle-airways).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 265K (2019) | #1,400 of 3,974 | #51 in Oceania | #14 in NZ |
| Longest runway | 1,622 m / 5,321 ft | =5,709 of 29,858 | #277 in Oceania | #13 in NZ |
| Elevation | 285 m / 935 ft | =18,806 of 43,403 | =621 in Oceania | #30 in NZ |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =22 in Oceania | =13 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | CHRISTCHURCH APP | 119.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.800 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 121.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 121.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [TRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nztg.md) Tauranga Airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [WHK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwk.md) Whakatāne Airport · 57 km / 35 mi
- [TUO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzap.md) Taupo Airport · 73 km / 45 mi
- [HLZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzhn.md) Hamilton International Airport · 90 km / 56 mi
- [WIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwo.md) Wairoa Airport · 138 km / 86 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: “Rotorua Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rotorua_Airport&oldid=1375035589), revision of 15 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/nzro/data