AirportsHokitika Airfield is a medium-sized airport in West Coast Region, New Zealand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HKK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HKK
- ICAO code
- NZHK
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- West Coast Region
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 42.7136° S, 170.9850° E
- Elevation
- 45 m (146 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,314 m (4,311 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HKK means Hokitika Airfield. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NZHK. 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 42.7136° S, 170.9850° E. It stands 45 metres (146 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Christchurch, about 162 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
Hokitika Airfield has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,314 metres (4,311 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 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,314 m 4,311 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 1,176 m 3,858 ft | 18 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Westport AirportWestport | WSZ | 119 km |
| Christchurch International AirportChristchurch | CHC | 152 km |
| Timaru Airport | TIU | 178 km |
| Nelson AirportNelson | NSN | 243 km |
| Wanaka AirportWanaka | WKA | 263 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,409 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,082 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,923 km | 17 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 18,847 km | 23 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,767 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,137 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,258 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,261 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,977 km | 2 h 55 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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