AirportsNew Plymouth Airport is a medium-sized airport serving New Plymouth, in Taranaki Region, New Zealand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NPL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NPL
- ICAO code
- NZNP
- City
- New Plymouth
- State or region
- Taranaki Region
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 39.0086° S, 174.1790° E
- Elevation
- 30 m (97 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 1,310 m (4,298 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NPL means New Plymouth Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NZNP. 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 39.0086° S, 174.1790° E. It stands 30 metres (97 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Hamilton, about 167 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
New Plymouth Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 1,310 metres (4,298 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 20.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05L/23R | 1,310 m 4,298 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 1,200 m 3,937 ft | 40 m | Grass | not listed |
| 05R/23L | 1,000 m 3,281 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wanganui AirportWanganui | WAG | 129 km |
| Hamilton International AirportHamilton | HLZ | 162 km |
| Taupo AirportTaupo | TUO | 168 km |
| Palmerston North AirportPalmerston North | PMR | 191 km |
| Rotorua Regional AirportRotorua | ROT | 211 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,526 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,285 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,165 km | 17 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 18,568 km | 22 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,360 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,670 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,408 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,011 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,126 km | 3 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.