AirportsHamilton International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Hamilton, in Waikato Region, New Zealand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HLZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HLZ
- ICAO code
- NZHN
- City
- Hamilton
- State or region
- Waikato Region
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 37.8670° S, 175.3320° E
- Elevation
- 52 m (172 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 2,059 m (6,755 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HLZ means Hamilton International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NZHN. 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 37.8670° S, 175.3320° E. It stands 52 metres (172 feet) above sea level.
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
Hamilton International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 2,059 metres (6,755 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 28 airports of New Zealand on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18L/36R | 2,059 m 6,755 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18R/36L | 875 m 2,871 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 07/25 | 620 m 2,033 ft | 30 m | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tauranga AirportTauranga | TRG | 79 km |
| Rotorua Regional AirportRotorua | ROT | 90 km |
| Auckland International AirportAuckland | AKL | 107 km |
| Taupo AirportTaupo | TUO | 117 km |
| Whakatāne AirportWhakatāne | WHK | 139 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,579 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,366 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,255 km | 17 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 18,467 km | 22 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,215 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,512 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,476 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,947 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,212 km | 3 h 10 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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