AirportsPalmerston North Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Palmerston North, in Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PMR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PMR
- ICAO code
- NZPM
- City
- Palmerston North
- State or region
- Manawatu-Wanganui Region
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 40.3206° S, 175.6170° E
- Elevation
- 46 m (151 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 1,902 m (6,240 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PMR means Palmerston North Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NZPM. 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 40.3206° S, 175.6170° E. It stands 46 metres (151 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Lower Hutt, about 116 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
Palmerston North Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 1,902 metres (6,240 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 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,902 m 6,240 ft | 45 m | not listed | not listed |
| 07L/25R | 1,902 m 6,240 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 07R/25L | 608 m 1,995 ft | 60 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 | 64 km |
| Wellington International AirportWellington | WLG | 131 km |
| Hawke's Bay AirportNapier | NPE | 143 km |
| Taupo AirportTaupo | TUO | 180 km |
| Picton AerodromeKoromiko | PCN | 180 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,689 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,426 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,296 km | 17 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 18,739 km | 23 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,309 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,670 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,561 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,198 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,271 km | 3 h 15 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.