Wairoa Aerodrome

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Wairoa Aerodrome
Summary
Location Wairoa, New Zealand
Elevation  AMSL 42 ft / 12 m
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
16/344,4981,371 Bitumen/Grass

Wairoa Aerodrome( IATA : WIR, ICAO : NZWO) is a small airport located at the end of Airport Road, on the northern outskirts of Wairoa, in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. [1] Wairoa Aerodrome provides a service for light aircraft and is used mainly for charter operations. In 2023 Sunair commenced a Napier to Wairoa route. [2]

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Operational data

Wairoa Aerodrome is a grass strip of 1371 m in length containing an all-weather sealed strip of 914 m on its southern two thirds. [3]

Airport landing charge in 2024 NZ$14. Touch and go charges are cumulative, so not suitable for circuit training


Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Sunair Napier

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References

  1. "Airport". Wairoa District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. "Welcome to Nuhaka and the Wairoa District". Wairoa Maori Film Festival Society. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. "Information about Wairoa Aerodrome – World airport database". airport-data.com.

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