# Wellington International Airport (WLG / NZWN) **Wellington International Airport** (IATA: WLG, ICAO: NZWN) is a large airport in Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand. It opened on 25 Oct 1959. It has one runway, 1,936 m (6,352 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 3.8 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: WLG / NZWN - Type: Large airport - Serves: Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand - Opened: 25 Oct 1959 - Elevation: 13 m / 41 ft - Coordinates: -41.3268, 174.8069 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 1,936 m / 6,352 ft - Passengers: 3,770,321 (2021) - Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland - Website: https://www.wellingtonairport.co.nz/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Airport (30 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1150574 - Weather station: NZWN · WMO 93436 - Ident: NZWN ## Timeline - 25 Oct 1959: Wellington International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 16/34 | 1,936 m / 6,352 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 183° / 003° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 5,135,000 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 5,191,729 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 5,482,948 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 5,437,286 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 5,457,279 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 5,848,795 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 6,114,658 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 6,337,165 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 6,441,935 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 3,339,873 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 3,770,321 | Wikidata | ## Routes 13 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (13) - [PCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzpn.md) Picton Aerodrome · New Zealand · 71 km / 44 mi · Sounds Air - [BHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwb.md) Woodbourne Airport · New Zealand · 81 km / 50 mi · Originair, Sounds Air - [NSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzns.md) Nelson Airport · New Zealand · 132 km / 82 mi · Originair, Sounds Air - [WSZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzws.md) Westport Airport · New Zealand · 273 km / 170 mi · Originair - [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 304 km / 189 mi · Jetstar Airways - [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 480 km / 298 mi · Jetstar Airways - [ZQN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzqn.md) Queenstown Airport · New Zealand · 640 km / 398 mi · Jetstar Airways - [CHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzci.md) Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport · New Zealand · 766 km / 476 mi · Air Chathams - [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 2,228 km / 1,384 mi · Qantas Airways - [OOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcg.md) Gold Coast Airport · Australia · 2,424 km / 1,506 mi · Jetstar Airways - [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 2,511 km / 1,560 mi · QantasLink, Qantas Airways - [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 2,590 km / 1,609 mi · Qantas Airways - [NAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nffn.md) Nadi International Airport · Fiji · 2,632 km / 1,635 mi · Fiji Airways ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from WLG, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - NM [Mount Cook Airline](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mount-cook-airline) ### Passenger (7) - JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 4 - OG [Originair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/originair) · 3 - QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 3 - [Sounds Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sounds-air) · 3 - CV [Air Chathams](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-chathams) · 1 - FJ [Fiji Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fiji-airways) · 1 - QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 1 Former hub of [Air Nelson](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-nelson), [Eagle Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eagle-airways), [Vincent Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vincent-aviation). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 3.8M (2021) | #402 of 3,974 | #12 in Oceania | #2 in NZ | | Longest runway | 1,936 m / 6,352 ft | =4,214 of 29,858 | =146 in Oceania | #7 in NZ | | Elevation | 13 m / 41 ft | =39,770 of 43,403 | =1,840 in Oceania | #141 in NZ | | Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =94 in Oceania | #10 in NZ | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =41 in NZ | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 122.300 | | ATIS | ATIS | 126.900 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | TWR | TWR | 118.800 | ## Nearby airports - [PPQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzpp.md) Paraparaumu Airport · 49 km / 31 mi - [MRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzms.md) Hood Airport · 80 km / 49 mi - [BHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwb.md) Woodbourne Airport · 81 km / 50 mi - [PMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzpm.md) Palmerston North Airport · 131 km / 81 mi - [NSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzns.md) Nelson Airport · 132 km / 82 mi - [OHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzoh.md) RNZAF Base Ohakea · 134 km / 83 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: “Wellington Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wellington_Airport&oldid=1368170464), revision of 7 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/nzwn/data