AirportsWhangarei Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Whangarei, in Northland Region, New Zealand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WRE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WRE
- ICAO code
- NZWR
- City
- Whangarei
- State or region
- Northland Region
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.7693° S, 174.3637° E
- Elevation
- 41 m (133 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,097 m (3,599 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WRE means Whangarei Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NZWR. 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 35.7693° S, 174.3637° E. It stands 41 metres (133 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Auckland, about 125 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
Whangarei Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,097 metres (3,599 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 26.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,097 m 3,599 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 475 m 1,558 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kerikeri AirportKerikeri | KKE | 70 km |
| Great Barrier AerodromeClaris | GBZ | 113 km |
| Kaitaia AirportAwanui | KAT | 125 km |
| Auckland International AirportAuckland | AKL | 143 km |
| Hamilton International AirportHamilton | HLZ | 249 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,419 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,245 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,147 km | 17 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 18,221 km | 22 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,187 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,427 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,340 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,701 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,120 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
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