Airports / New Zealand / KAT
Kaitaia Airport
NZKT / KATAwanui, New ZealandELEV 270 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
33 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kerikeri Airport (KKE).
Overview
Kaitaia Airport (NZKT / KAT) sits in Awanui, New Zealand, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 270 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
KAT has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Kerikeri Airport (KKE, 33 nm), Whangarei Airport (WRE, 67 nm), and RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai (NZWP, 122 nm).
Quotes for flights out of KAT vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from KAT, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
NZKT
IATA
KAT
FAA / Local
NZKT
Elevation
270 ft
Coordinates
35.0698° S · 173.2871° 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 270 ft, KAT sits higher than 68% 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.
- 33nmKKEKerikeri AirportKerikeri
- 67nmWREWhangarei AirportWhangarei
- 122nmNZWPRNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai
- 137nmAKLAuckland International AirportAuckland
- 143nmAMZArdmore AirportManurewa
- 195nmHLZHamilton International AirportHamilton
Location
Open the full mapNZKT · Kaitaia Airport · Awanui, New Zealand