AirportsInia William Tuuta Memorial Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Te One, in Wellington Region, New Zealand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CHT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CHT
- ICAO code
- NZCI
- City
- Te One
- State or region
- Wellington Region
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 43.8119° S, 176.4651° W
- Elevation
- 13 m (43 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,360 m (4,462 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CHT means Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NZCI. 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 43.8119° S, 176.4651° W. It stands 13 metres (43 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,360 metres (4,462 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 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,360 m 4,462 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hawke's Bay AirportNapier | NPE | 735 km |
| Gisborne AirportGisborne | GIS | 737 km |
| Palmerston North AirportPalmerston North | PMR | 760 km |
| Wellington International AirportWellington | WLG | 766 km |
| Wanganui AirportWanganui | WAG | 824 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,419 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,104 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,935 km | 18 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 19,113 km | 23 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,880 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,453 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,276 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,870 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,985 km | 4 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
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