# Woodbourne Airport (BHE / NZWB)

**Woodbourne Airport** (IATA: BHE, ICAO: NZWB) is a medium airport in Blenheim, Marlborough Region, New Zealand. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,425 m (4,675 ft). In 2019 it handled 317 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BHE / NZWB
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Blenheim, Marlborough Region, New Zealand
- Elevation: 33 m / 109 ft
- Coordinates: -41.5183, 173.8700
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,425 m / 4,675 ft
- Passengers: 317,000 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Website: http://www.marlboroughairport.co.nz/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodbourne_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4381557
- Ident: NZWB

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06R/24L | 1,425 m / 4,675 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 086° / 266° | yes |
| 06L/24R | 1,425 m / 4,675 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Grass | 088° / 268° |  |
| 10/28 | 1,182 m / 3,878 ft | 90 m / 295 ft | Grass | 126° / 306° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 212,179 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 221,707 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 227,886 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 241,173 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 250,000 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 266,905 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 302,884 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 322,139 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 317,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (6)

- [NSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzns.md) Nelson Airport · New Zealand · 59 km / 37 mi · Originair
- [WLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn.md) Wellington International Airport · New Zealand · 81 km / 50 mi · Air New Zealand, Originair, Sounds Air
- [PPQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzpp.md) Paraparaumu Airport · New Zealand · 116 km / 72 mi · Sounds Air
- [PMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzpm.md) Palmerston North Airport · New Zealand · 198 km / 123 mi · Originair
- [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 245 km / 152 mi · Originair
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 507 km / 315 mi · Air New Zealand

### Seasonal (1)

- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 507 km / 315 mi · Air Chathams

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- OG [Originair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/originair) · 4
- NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 2
- [Sounds Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sounds-air) · 2
- CV [Air Chathams](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-chathams) · 1 · seasonal

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 | 317K (2019) | #1,315 of 3,974 | #47 in Oceania | #12 in NZ |
| Longest runway | 1,425 m / 4,675 ft | =7,647 of 29,858 | =474 in Oceania | #18 in NZ |
| Elevation | 33 m / 109 ft | =36,550 of 43,403 | =1,522 in Oceania | #116 in NZ |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =22 in Oceania | =13 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACC | CHRISTCHURCH CON | 129.400 |
| APP | WELLINGTON APP | 122.300 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.050 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [NSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzns.md) Nelson Airport · 59 km / 37 mi
- [WLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn.md) Wellington International Airport · 81 km / 50 mi
- [PPQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzpp.md) Paraparaumu Airport · 116 km / 72 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: “Woodbourne Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woodbourne_Airport&oldid=1363087952), 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/nzwb/data