Airports / New Zealand / GIS
Gisborne Airport
NZGS / GISGisborne, New ZealandELEV 15 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
34 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wairoa Airport (WIR).
Overview
Gisborne Airport (NZGS / GIS) is a mid-sized airport serving Gisborne, New Zealand. Field elevation is 15 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list GIS as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Wairoa Airport (WIR, 34 nm), Whakatāne Airport (WHK, 67 nm), and Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE, 71 nm).
Trip costs from GIS are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from GIS to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
NZGS
IATA
GIS
FAA / Local
NZGS
Elevation
15 ft
Coordinates
38.6633° S · 177.9780° 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 15 ft, GIS sits lower than 84% 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.
- 34nmWIRWairoa AirportWairoa
- 67nmWHKWhakatāne AirportWhakatāne
- 71nmNPEHawke's Bay AirportNapier
- 85nmROTRotorua Regional AirportRotorua
- 89nmTUOTaupo AirportTaupo
- 103nmTRGTauranga AirportTauranga
Location
Open the full mapNZGS · Gisborne Airport · Gisborne, New Zealand