Wanganui Airport guide

Whanganui Airport sits about 5 km south-west of central Whanganui, on the south side of the Whanganui River. Scheduled services began in November 1954. The airport was known as Wanganui Airport until 2016. It holds Civil Aviation Part 139 approval and is jointly owned by the Whanganui District Council and the New Zealand Government.

The airport has one sealed runway of 1,372 m and three grass runways. The sealed runway and apron were resealed in 2007, the same year the passenger terminal was refurbished. Fuel services, hangars and private maintenance facilities are on site.

Air Chathams is the scheduled airline. It flies ATR 72 aircraft to Auckland several times a day on weekdays, with fewer flights at weekends. Air Whanganui is based here and flies charter and medevac flights across New Zealand. The grass runways and local training area also support pilot training, agricultural flying and military flying.