# Whangarei Airport (WRE / NZWR)

**Whangarei Airport** (IATA: WRE, ICAO: NZWR) is a medium airport in Whangarei, Northland Region, New Zealand. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,097 m (3,599 ft).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WRE / NZWR
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Whangarei, Northland Region, New Zealand
- Elevation: 41 m / 133 ft
- Coordinates: -35.7693, 174.3637
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,097 m / 3,599 ft
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Website: http://www.whangareiairport.co.nz
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whangarei_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7990621
- Ident: NZWR

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,097 m / 3,599 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 081° / 261° | yes |
| 14/32 | 475 m / 1,558 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Grass | 164° / 344° |  |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (5)

- [GBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzgb.md) Great Barrier Aerodrome · New Zealand · 113 km / 70 mi · Sunair
- [KAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzkt.md) Kaitaia Airport · New Zealand · 125 km / 78 mi · Sunair
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 143 km / 89 mi · Air New Zealand
- [HLZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzhn.md) Hamilton International Airport · New Zealand · 249 km / 155 mi · Sunair
- [TRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nztg.md) Tauranga Airport · New Zealand · 267 km / 166 mi · Sunair

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- ZU [Sunair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunair) · 4
- NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 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 | 1,097 m / 3,599 ft | =12,298 of 29,858 | =1,042 in Oceania | #42 in NZ |
| Elevation | 41 m / 133 ft | =35,775 of 43,403 | #1,447 in Oceania | #110 in NZ |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =28 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | CHRISTCHURCH FIS | 124.900 |
| AWIB | AWIB | 119.800 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [KKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzkk.md) Kerikeri Airport · 70 km / 43 mi
- [NZWP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwp.md) RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai · 116 km / 72 mi
- [KAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzkt.md) Kaitaia Airport · 125 km / 78 mi
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · 143 km / 89 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: “Whangarei Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whangarei_Airport&oldid=1363087518), 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/nzwr/data