AirportsWestport Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Westport, in West Coast Region, New Zealand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WSZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WSZ
- ICAO code
- NZWS
- City
- Westport
- State or region
- West Coast Region
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.7371° S, 171.5790° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,280 m (4,200 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WSZ means Westport Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NZWS. 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 41.7371° S, 171.5790° E. It stands 4 metres (13 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Richmond, about 141 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
Westport Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,280 metres (4,200 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 23.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,280 m 4,200 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hokitika Airfield | HKK | 119 km |
| Nelson AirportNelson | NSN | 145 km |
| Woodbourne AirportBlenheim | BHE | 192 km |
| Picton AerodromeKoromiko | PCN | 203 km |
| Christchurch International AirportChristchurch | CHC | 210 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,418 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,113 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,965 km | 17 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 18,775 km | 23 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,682 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,032 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,274 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,184 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,983 km | 2 h 55 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.