Airports / New Zealand / HLZ
Hamilton International Airport
NZHN / HLZHamilton, New ZealandELEV 172 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
43 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tauranga Airport (TRG) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Hamilton International Airport (NZHN / HLZ) is a mid-sized airport serving Hamilton, New Zealand. The field lies at an elevation of 172 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
Charter departments call it home: Stellar Jets bases aircraft at HLZ. Useful alternates include Tauranga Airport (TRG, 43 nm), Rotorua Regional Airport (ROT, 49 nm), and Ardmore Airport (AMZ, 53 nm).
Quotes for flights out of HLZ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from HLZ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
NZHN
IATA
HLZ
FAA / Local
NZHN
Elevation
172 ft
Coordinates
37.8670° S · 175.3320° 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 172 ft, HLZ sits higher than 66% of the 38 New Zealand fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 43nmTRGTauranga AirportTauranga
- 49nmROTRotorua Regional AirportRotorua
- 53nmAMZArdmore AirportManurewa
- 58nmAKLAuckland International AirportAuckland
- 63nmTUOTaupo AirportTaupo
- 73nmNZWPRNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai
Location
Open the full mapNZHN · Hamilton International Airport · Hamilton, New Zealand