# Whakatāne Airport (WHK / NZWK)

**Whakatāne Airport** (IATA: WHK, ICAO: NZWK) is a medium airport in Whakatāne, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand. It opened in 1963. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,280 m (4,200 ft).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WHK / NZWK
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Whakatāne, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
- Opened: 1963
- Elevation: 6 m / 20 ft
- Coordinates: -37.9222, 176.9170
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,280 m / 4,200 ft
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Website: https://www.whakatane.govt.nz/services/airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whakat%C4%81ne_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7990475
- Ident: NZWK

## Timeline

- 1963: Whakatāne Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09L/27R | 1,280 m / 4,200 ft | 31 m / 100 ft | Asphalt | 113° / 293° | yes |
| 09R/27L | 750 m / 2,461 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 113° / 293° |  |
| 09/27 |  |  |  |  |  |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (4)

- [GIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzgs.md) Gisborne Airport · New Zealand · 124 km / 77 mi · Sunair
- [HLZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzhn.md) Hamilton International Airport · New Zealand · 139 km / 86 mi · Sunair
- [NPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nznr.md) Hawke's Bay Airport · New Zealand · 172 km / 107 mi · Sunair
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 214 km / 133 mi · Air Chathams

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- ZU [Sunair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunair) · 3
- CV [Air Chathams](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-chathams) · 1

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,280 m / 4,200 ft | =8,998 of 29,858 | =672 in Oceania | =31 in NZ |
| Elevation | 6 m / 20 ft | =41,280 of 43,403 | =2,015 in Oceania | =153 in NZ |
| Age | Opened 1963 | =5,069 of 15,079 | =103 in Oceania | #12 in NZ |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =22 in Oceania | =13 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | CHRISTCHURCH FIS | 125.500 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.600 |
| PAL | 5 Pulses at 1s interval activates lights for 30min. | 118.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [ROT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzro.md) Rotorua Regional Airport · 57 km / 35 mi
- [TRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nztg.md) Tauranga Airport · 69 km / 43 mi
- [TUO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzap.md) Taupo Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [GIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzgs.md) Gisborne Airport · 124 km / 77 mi
- [WIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwo.md) Wairoa Airport · 128 km / 80 mi
- [HLZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzhn.md) Hamilton International Airport · 139 km / 87 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: “Whakatāne Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whakatāne_Airport&oldid=1371390064), revision of 26 Aug 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/nzwk/data