AirportsWellington International Airport is a large airport serving Wellington, in Wellington Region, New Zealand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WLG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WLG
- ICAO code
- NZWN
- City
- Wellington
- State or region
- Wellington Region
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 41.3268° S, 174.8069° E
- Elevation
- 12 m (41 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,936 m (6,352 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WLG means Wellington International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NZWN. 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 41.3268° S, 174.8069° E. It stands 12 metres (41 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
Wellington International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,936 metres (6,352 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 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,936 m 6,352 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Picton AerodromeKoromiko | PCN | 71 km |
| Woodbourne AirportBlenheim | BHE | 81 km |
| Palmerston North AirportPalmerston North | PMR | 131 km |
| Nelson AirportNelson | NSN | 132 km |
| Wanganui AirportWanganui | WAG | 153 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,658 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,373 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,231 km | 17 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 18,831 km | 23 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,417 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,794 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,521 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,264 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,228 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
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