AirportsKaitaia Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Awanui, in Northland Region, New Zealand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KAT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KAT
- ICAO code
- NZKT
- City
- Awanui
- State or region
- Northland Region
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.0698° S, 173.2871° E
- Elevation
- 82 m (270 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,402 m (4,600 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KAT means Kaitaia Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NZKT. 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 35.0698° S, 173.2871° E. It stands 82 metres (270 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Whangarei, about 119 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
Kaitaia Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,402 metres (4,600 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 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,402 m 4,600 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 1,277 m 4,190 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kerikeri AirportKerikeri | KKE | 61 km |
| Whangarei AirportWhangarei | WRE | 125 km |
| Great Barrier AerodromeClaris | GBZ | 237 km |
| Auckland International AirportAuckland | AKL | 255 km |
| Hamilton International AirportHamilton | HLZ | 361 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,301 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,135 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,041 km | 17 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 18,124 km | 22 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,237 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,453 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,228 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,586 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,026 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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