# Timaru Airport (TIU / NZTU)

**Timaru Airport** (IATA: TIU, ICAO: NZTU) is a medium airport in Canterbury Region, New Zealand. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,280 m (4,200 ft).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TIU / NZTU
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Elevation: 27 m / 89 ft
- Coordinates: -44.3028, 171.2250
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,280 m / 4,200 ft
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Website: http://www.timaru.govt.nz/airport.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pearse_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433050
- Ident: NZTU

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 1,280 m / 4,200 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 043° / 223° | yes |
| 02L/20R | 1,188 m / 3,898 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Grass | 040° / 220° |  |
| 11/29 | 1,113 m / 3,652 ft | 90 m / 295 ft | Grass | 133° / 313° |  |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [WLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn.md) Wellington International Airport · New Zealand · 441 km / 274 mi · Air New Zealand

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,280 m / 4,200 ft | =8,998 of 29,858 | =672 in Oceania | =31 in NZ |
| Elevation | 27 m / 89 ft | =37,354 of 43,403 | =1,605 in Oceania | #126 in NZ |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =22 in Oceania | =13 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTRL | FLIGHT INFORMATION & TIMARU QNH – CHRISTCHURCH CONTROL | 129.300 |
| Unattended |  | 119.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [OAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzou.md) Oamaru Airport · 75 km / 47 mi
- [TWZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzuk.md) Pukaki Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [GTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzgt.md) Glentanner Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [MON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzmc.md) Mount Cook Airport · 106 km / 66 mi
- [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · 138 km / 86 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: “Richard Pearse Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Pearse_Airport&oldid=1363074771), revision of 7 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/nztu/data