# RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai (NZWP)

**RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai** (ICAO: NZWP) is a medium airport in Auckland Region, New Zealand. It has 3 runways; the longest is 2,032 m (6,665 ft). It is operated by Royal New Zealand Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / NZWP
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal New Zealand Air Force
- Serves: Auckland Region, New Zealand
- Elevation: 31 m / 103 ft
- Coordinates: -36.7878, 174.6300
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 2,032 m / 6,665 ft
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Website: http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about-us/hq-and-bases/auckland.htm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNZAF_Base_Auckland (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7277288
- Weather station: NZWP · WMO 93112
- Ident: NZWP

## Timeline

- 2 Aug 1943: 1943 Liberator crash at Whenuapai. 16 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 2,032 m / 6,665 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 053° / 233° | yes |
| 08/26 | 1,581 m / 5,187 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 098° / 278° | yes |
| 08L/26R | 850 m / 2,789 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Grass | 100° / 280° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,032 m / 6,665 ft | #3,756 of 29,858 | #108 in Oceania | #6 in NZ |
| Elevation | 31 m / 103 ft | =36,731 of 43,403 | =1,543 in Oceania | #117 in NZ |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =22 in Oceania | =13 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | AUCKLAND APP | 124.300 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.300 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 134.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 134.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [AMZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzar.md) Ardmore Airport · 41 km / 25 mi
- [WRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwr.md) Whangarei Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [HLZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzhn.md) Hamilton International Airport · 135 km / 84 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)
- [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/nzwp/data