Airports / New Zealand / CHT
Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport
NZCI / CHTTe One, New ZealandELEV 43 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
389 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hood Airport (MRO).
Overview
Located in Te One, New Zealand, Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport (NZCI / CHT) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 43 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list CHT as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Hood Airport (MRO, 389 nm), Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE, 397 nm), and Gisborne Airport (GIS, 398 nm).
Trip costs from CHT are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Karewa. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from CHT to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
NZCI
IATA
CHT
FAA / Local
NZCI
Elevation
43 ft
Coordinates
43.8119° S · 176.4651° W
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 43 ft, CHT sits lower than 63% 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.
- 389nmMROHood AirportMasterton
- 397nmNPEHawke's Bay AirportNapier
- 398nmGISGisborne AirportGisborne
- 399nmWIRWairoa AirportWairoa
- 410nmPMRPalmerston North AirportPalmerston North
- 414nmWLGWellington International AirportWellington
Location
Open the full mapNZCI · Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport · Te One, New Zealand