Airports / New Zealand / TUO
Taupo Airport
NZAP / TUOTaupo, New ZealandELEV 1,335 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
39 nm
To the nearest alternate
Rotorua Regional Airport (ROT).
Overview
Taupo Airport, listed as NZAP / TUO, is a mid-sized airport in Taupo, New Zealand. The field lies at an elevation of 1,335 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
TUO has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Rotorua Regional Airport (ROT, 39 nm), Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE, 57 nm), and Whakatāne Airport (WHK, 63 nm).
Quotes for flights out of TUO vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from TUO, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
NZAP
IATA
TUO
FAA / Local
NZAP
Elevation
1,335 ft
Coordinates
38.7397° S · 176.0840° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs New Zealand fields
state range 4–2,153 ft
At 1,335 ft, TUO sits higher than 89% of the 38 New Zealand fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 39nmROTRotorua Regional AirportRotorua
- 57nmNPEHawke's Bay AirportNapier
- 63nmWHKWhakatāne AirportWhakatāne
- 63nmHLZHamilton International AirportHamilton
- 64nmWIRWairoa AirportWairoa
- 64nmTRGTauranga AirportTauranga
Location
Open the full mapNZAP · Taupo Airport · Taupo, New Zealand