# Pukaki Airport (TWZ / NZUK)

**Pukaki Airport** (IATA: TWZ, ICAO: NZUK) is a medium airport in Twitzel, Canterbury Region, New Zealand. It has one runway, 1,082 m (3,550 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TWZ / NZUK
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Twitzel, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Elevation: 480 m / 1,575 ft
- Coordinates: -44.2350, 170.1180
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,082 m / 3,550 ft
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Website: http://www.airportpukaki.co.nz
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukaki_Airport (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15269111
- Ident: NZUK

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 1,082 m / 3,550 ft | 16 m / 51 ft | Asphalt | 172° / 352° |  |

- 15/33 slopes 1.5%: threshold 33 at 464 m / 1,522 ft, threshold 15 at 480 m / 1,575 ft.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,082 m / 3,550 ft | =12,390 of 29,858 | #1,056 in Oceania | #45 in NZ |
| Elevation | 480 m / 1,575 ft | =11,439 of 43,403 | #383 in Oceania | #12 in NZ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =41 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | CHRISTCHURCH FIS | 123.500 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 119.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [GTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzgt.md) Glentanner Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [MON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzmc.md) Mount Cook Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [WKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwf.md) Wanaka Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [TIU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nztu.md) Timaru Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [OAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzou.md) Oamaru Airport · 112 km / 69 mi
- [ALR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzlx.md) Alexandra Aerodrome · 123 km / 77 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)
- [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/nzuk/data