AirportsWanganui Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Wanganui, in Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WAG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WAG
- ICAO code
- NZWU
- City
- Wanganui
- State or region
- Manawatu-Wanganui Region
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 39.9635° S, 175.0244° E
- Elevation
- 8 m (27 ft)
- Runways
- 6
- Longest runway
- 1,378 m (4,521 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WAG means Wanganui Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NZWU. 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 39.9635° S, 175.0244° E. It stands 8 metres (27 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Lower Hutt, about 140 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
Wanganui Airport has 6 runways in the data. The longest is 1,378 metres (4,521 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 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11C/29C | 1,378 m 4,521 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 1,372 m 4,501 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 11R/29L | 840 m 2,756 ft | 85 m | Gravel | not listed |
| 14/32 | 700 m 2,297 ft | 30 m | Gravel | not listed |
| 08/26 | 530 m 1,739 ft | 30 m | Gravel | not listed |
| 11L/29R | 504 m 1,654 ft | 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Palmerston North AirportPalmerston North | PMR | 64 km |
| New Plymouth AirportNew Plymouth | NPL | 129 km |
| Wellington International AirportWellington | WLG | 153 km |
| Taupo AirportTaupo | TUO | 164 km |
| Hawke's Bay AirportNapier | NPE | 167 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,629 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,371 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,243 km | 17 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 18,689 km | 23 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,338 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,683 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,503 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,139 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,214 km | 3 h 10 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.