AirportsTaupo Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Taupo, in Waikato Region, New Zealand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TUO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TUO
- ICAO code
- NZAP
- City
- Taupo
- State or region
- Waikato Region
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.7397° S, 176.0840° E
- Elevation
- 407 m (1,335 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,386 m (4,547 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TUO means Taupo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NZAP. 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 38.7397° S, 176.0840° E. It stands 407 metres (1,335 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Tauranga, about 117 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
Taupo Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,386 metres (4,547 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 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,386 m 4,547 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10/28 | 670 m 2,198 ft | 32 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rotorua Regional AirportRotorua | ROT | 73 km |
| Hawke's Bay AirportNapier | NPE | 105 km |
| Whakatāne AirportWhakatāne | WHK | 116 km |
| Hamilton International AirportHamilton | HLZ | 117 km |
| Tauranga AirportTauranga | TRG | 119 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,672 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,444 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,327 km | 17 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 18,574 km | 22 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,198 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,525 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,561 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,063 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,286 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.