AirportsWoodbourne Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Blenheim, in Marlborough Region, New Zealand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BHE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BHE
- ICAO code
- NZWB
- City
- Blenheim
- State or region
- Marlborough Region
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.5183° S, 173.8700° E
- Elevation
- 33 m (109 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 1,425 m (4,675 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BHE means Woodbourne Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NZWB. ICAO codes that begin with N belong to the South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 41.5183° S, 173.8700° E. It stands 33 metres (109 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Wellington, about 80 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Auckland, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Woodbourne Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 1,425 metres (4,675 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 28 airports of New Zealand on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06L/24R | 1,425 m 4,675 ft | 60 m | Gravel | not listed |
| 06R/24L | 1,425 m 4,675 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10/28 | 1,182 m 3,878 ft | 90 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Picton AerodromeKoromiko | PCN | 20 km |
| Nelson AirportNelson | NSN | 59 km |
| Wellington International AirportWellington | WLG | 81 km |
| Westport AirportWestport | WSZ | 192 km |
| Palmerston North AirportPalmerston North | PMR | 198 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,591 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,298 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,154 km | 17 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 18,827 km | 23 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,497 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,868 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,451 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,247 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,158 km | 3 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.