AirportsHawke's Bay Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Napier, in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NPE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NPE
- ICAO code
- NZNR
- City
- Napier
- State or region
- Hawke's Bay Region
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 39.4658° S, 176.8700° E
- Elevation
- 2 m (6 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,750 m (5,741 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NPE means Hawke's Bay Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NZNR. 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 39.4658° S, 176.8700° E. It stands 2 metres (6 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
Hawke's Bay Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,750 metres (5,741 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 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,750 m 5,741 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 07/25 | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 30 m | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Taupo AirportTaupo | TUO | 105 km |
| Gisborne AirportGisborne | GIS | 131 km |
| Palmerston North AirportPalmerston North | PMR | 143 km |
| Rotorua Regional AirportRotorua | ROT | 158 km |
| Wanganui AirportWanganui | WAG | 167 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,762 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,521 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,399 km | 17 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 18,664 km | 23 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,172 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,527 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,645 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,167 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,362 km | 3 h 20 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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