# Tauranga Airport (TRG / NZTG)

**Tauranga Airport** (IATA: TRG, ICAO: NZTG) is a medium airport in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand. It has 5 runways; the longest is 1,825 m (5,988 ft). In 2022 it handled 376 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TRG / NZTG
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Tauranga, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
- Elevation: 4 m / 13 ft
- Coordinates: -37.6719, 176.1960
- Runways: 5
- Longest runway: 1,825 m / 5,988 ft
- Passengers: 376,312 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Website: http://taurangacityairport.co.nz/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauranga_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6587859
- Weather station: NZTG · WMO 93186
- Ident: NZTG

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07R/25L | 1,825 m / 5,988 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 096° / 276° | yes |
| 07/25 | 1,825 m / 5,988 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 094° / 274° |  |
| 07L/25R | 750 m / 2,460 ft | 55 m / 180 ft | Grass | 094° / 277° |  |
| 04/22 | 640 m / 2,100 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Grass | 052° / 232° |  |
| 16/34 | 575 m / 1,886 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Grass | 184° / 004° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 246,485 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 248,519 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 261,265 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 273,857 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 285,992 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 298,000 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 350,085 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 405,000 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 475,000 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 389,000 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 414,169 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 376,312 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (8)

- [WTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwt.md) Whitianga Airport · New Zealand · 104 km / 65 mi · Sunair
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 145 km / 90 mi · Air New Zealand
- [GBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzgb.md) Great Barrier Aerodrome · New Zealand · 172 km / 107 mi · Sunair
- [GIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzgs.md) Gisborne Airport · New Zealand · 191 km / 119 mi · Sunair
- [NPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nznr.md) Hawke's Bay Airport · New Zealand · 208 km / 129 mi · Sunair
- [WRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwr.md) Whangarei Airport · New Zealand · 267 km / 166 mi · Sunair
- [WLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn.md) Wellington International Airport · New Zealand · 424 km / 263 mi · Air New Zealand
- [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 717 km / 446 mi · Air New Zealand

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- ZU [Sunair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunair) · 5

### 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 | 376K (2022) | #1,240 of 3,974 | #39 in Oceania | #9 in NZ |
| Longest runway | 1,825 m / 5,988 ft | =4,743 of 29,858 | #179 in Oceania | #11 in NZ |
| Elevation | 4 m / 13 ft | =42,081 of 43,403 | =2,105 in Oceania | =162 in NZ |
| Runways | 5 | =14 of 29,978 | =3 in Oceania | =2 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | CHRISTCHURCH APP | 119.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.600 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [ROT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzro.md) Rotorua Regional Airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [WHK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwk.md) Whakatāne Airport · 69 km / 43 mi
- [HLZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzhn.md) Hamilton International Airport · 79 km / 49 mi
- [TUO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzap.md) Taupo Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [AMZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzar.md) Ardmore Airport · 130 km / 81 mi
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · 145 km / 90 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: “Tauranga Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tauranga_Airport&oldid=1363140336), revision of 8 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/nztg/data